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Learning Modern Laryngeal Surgery in a Dissection Laboratory
Published on: March 18, 2020
Competencies in Head and Neck Surgery teaching for medical internship. Position statement of Brazilian Head and Neck
Mario Augusto Ferrari de Castro1, Rogerio Aparecido Dedivitis2, Fatima Cristina Mendes de Matos3
1Universidade Metropolitana de Santos, Faculdade Medicina, Departamento de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço, Santos, SP, Brazil.
Objectives:
To standardize the necessary competencies for medical students related to Head and Neck Surgery.
Methods:
The study was performed in 2025. The Delphi process was employed in its sequential phases: the selection of an expert panel; a structured questionnaire containing a preliminary list of potential competencies; the electronic distribution of the questionnaire to the experts, with options to "maintain", "remove", or "modify" the competencies and to suggest the inclusion of new competencies; a second round indicating "agree" or "disagree" for each reformulated or new competency; and the final consensus.
Results:
Twelve competencies were established for medical students in the specialty of Head and Neck Surgery.
Conclusion:
Undergraduate students should be directed toward the most prevalent conditions in the general practitioner's clinical practice.
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