Lucas S Salgado1, Letícia N Campos2, Angela T Z Yabrude3, Alexandra M Buda4, Vivian F Amaral5, Lucas L P A Ribeiro6, Felipe S Barbosa5, Rodrigo C S Pimentel7, Asher Mishaly8, João B Neto9, Aristocles H Bezerra10, Nivaldo Alonso11. 1. União Educacional do Vale do Aço, School of Medicine, Ipatinga, MG, Brazil. Electronic address: lucasalgado1@gmail.com. 2. Universidade de Pernambuco, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Recife, PE, Brazil. 3. Universidade Regional de Blumenau, School of Medicine, Blumenau, SC, Brazil. 4. University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY. 5. Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Department of Medicine, Marília, SP, Brazil. 6. Universidade de Fortaleza, Health Science Center, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. 7. Universidade Federal do Ceará, School of Medicine, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. 8. Universidade Nove de Julho, School of Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. 9. Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. 10. Centro Universitário Unifacisa, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil. 11. Department of Plastic Surgery, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Global surgery is an interdisciplinary field that advocates for access to equitable, affordable surgical services for all people. Engaging medical students in the field can strengthen the surgical workforce in low- and middle-income countries. We aim to investigate Brazilian medical students' acknowledgment of global surgery and their preferred learning platforms. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional study through an anonymous Portuguese survey on Google Forms, consisting of 30 mixed multiple-choice and five-point Likert scale questions. Students enrolled in a Brazilian medical school from the second to sixth academic year fulfilled inclusion criteria. The association between qualitative variables was assessed using Chi-square, Fisher's exact test, or binary logistic model. RESULTS: We received 1,345 responses from 208 medical schools. Only 20.9% (282/1,345) of participants reported awareness of global surgery, who were predominantly female. 96.5% (1,298/1,345) declared interest in knowing more about global surgery and participants indicated social media (71.6%, 202/282) as the prevalent manner to gain awareness on it, followed by webinars (63.5%, 179/282). Extracurricular classes were the most preferable option among students (61.4%, 827/1,345) to get acquainted with the field, followed by internships (59.4%, 812/1,345), workshops (57%, 767/1,345), and social media (53.4%, 730/1,345). The main obstacles to pursue a global surgery career were lack of national opportunities (32%, 431/1,345) and adequate training (25.4%, 341/1,345). CONCLUSION: We outlined the most strategic pathways to raising awareness on global surgery among Brazilian medical students, providing relevant insights on its education in similar settings.
BACKGROUND: Global surgery is an interdisciplinary field that advocates for access to equitable, affordable surgical services for all people. Engaging medical students in the field can strengthen the surgical workforce in low- and middle-income countries. We aim to investigate Brazilian medical students' acknowledgment of global surgery and their preferred learning platforms. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional study through an anonymous Portuguese survey on Google Forms, consisting of 30 mixed multiple-choice and five-point Likert scale questions. Students enrolled in a Brazilian medical school from the second to sixth academic year fulfilled inclusion criteria. The association between qualitative variables was assessed using Chi-square, Fisher's exact test, or binary logistic model. RESULTS: We received 1,345 responses from 208 medical schools. Only 20.9% (282/1,345) of participants reported awareness of global surgery, who were predominantly female. 96.5% (1,298/1,345) declared interest in knowing more about global surgery and participants indicated social media (71.6%, 202/282) as the prevalent manner to gain awareness on it, followed by webinars (63.5%, 179/282). Extracurricular classes were the most preferable option among students (61.4%, 827/1,345) to get acquainted with the field, followed by internships (59.4%, 812/1,345), workshops (57%, 767/1,345), and social media (53.4%, 730/1,345). The main obstacles to pursue a global surgery career were lack of national opportunities (32%, 431/1,345) and adequate training (25.4%, 341/1,345). CONCLUSION: We outlined the most strategic pathways to raising awareness on global surgery among Brazilian medical students, providing relevant insights on its education in similar settings.
Authors: Alban Fouasson-Chailloux; Pauline Daley; Pierre Menu; Raphael Gross; Marc Dauty Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-02-15 Impact factor: 3.390