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. 2020 Dec;25(1):1714197.
doi: 10.1080/10872981.2020.1714197.

Evaluation of surgical educational videos available for third year medical students

Berina Karic  1 , Veronica Moino  1 , Andrew Nolin  1 , Ashley Andrews  1 , Paul Brisson  1
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Evaluation of surgical educational videos available for third year medical students

Berina Karic et al. Med Educ Online. 2020 Dec.

Abstract

Objectives: In this study we evaluated 40, top recommended, laparoscopic appendectomy and laparoscopic cholecystectomy videos located on public domain websites using eight criteria created by a panel of third year medical students and general surgeons. We hypothesized that there is a lack of quality, thorough educational laparoscopic surgical videos appropriate for third year medical students to review in preparation for the Surgery rotation.Methods: Utilizing a panel, which included four third year medical students and two general surgeons, we created an 'ideal medical student educational video checklist.' This checklist included 8 vital criteria. We selected 40, top recommended, videos available on YouTube and Google Video search engines, using 'laparoscopic cholecystectomy' and 'laparoscopic appendectomy' as key terms. Each video was evaluated by four third year medical students individually, using a binary system 'meets' or 'does not meet' each criterion. Individual scores were averaged, producing a single score for each video.Results: 0/40 (0%) of the videos met all eight of the criteria. 26/40 (65%) of the videos did not meet half of the criteria. The top performing videos 7/40 (17%) only met 5/8 criteria. Conclusions: We identified a lack of quality and thorough educational surgical videos appropriate for third year medical students and a need for improved online video based instruction. Our checklist can be utilized as a guide for anyone creating surgical videos for medical student education in the future.

Keywords: Educational surgery videos; clinical rotations; laparoscopic appendectomy and laparoscopic cholecystectomy; medical education; third year medical student.

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Conflict of interest statement

We confirm that there are no known conflicts of interest associated with this publication nor that biased the outcome of this research. Additionally, there has been no significant financial support for this work that could have influenced its outcome. Furthermore, no IRB approval or funding was needed to carry out this research.

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Ideal third year medical student educational video checklist
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Number of criteria met by each laparoscopic cholecystectomy video
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Number of criteria met by each laparoscopic appendectomy video
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Number of laparoscopic cholecystectomy videos meeting each of the criteria
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Number of laparoscopic appendectomy videos meeting each of the listed criteria
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