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Editorial
. 2023 Feb;225(2):432-435.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.09.055. Epub 2022 Oct 7.

Livestream surgeries enhance preclinical medical students' exposure to surgical specialties

Hemali P Shah  1 , Samipya Kafle  1 , Jonathan Y Lee  2 , Jonathan Cardella  3 , Michael Alperovich  4 , Yan Ho Lee  5
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Editorial

Livestream surgeries enhance preclinical medical students' exposure to surgical specialties

Hemali P Shah et al. Am J Surg. 2023 Feb.
No abstract available

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Declaration of competing interest We have no known conflicts of interest to disclose.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Audiovisual cart (outlined by yellow rectangle in image A) consists of a computer and microphone/speaker that enables livestreaming and interaction with students via Zoom. The audiovisual cart takes up minimal space in a busy operating room with two teams (neurosurgery and plastic surgery) comprising the following gowned individuals: 2 operating surgeons, 4 residents, 1 surgical technologist. Sterile exoscope (yellow rectangle in image B), placed on operating room table, is used to livestream images to the audiovisual cart. Image C shows the audiovisual cart monitor displaying an example of a high-definition zoomed image seen from the exoscope, in this case, for a craniosynostosis repair.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
A) Audiovisual cart (movable microphone outlined in yellow box) that enables livestreaming from multiple sources (endoscopic tower, robot) and B) interactions with the operating and commenting surgeons.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Pre-session student interest in livestream surgery series and surgical fields.
Fig. 4
Fig. 4
Assessment of interaction with operating and facilitating surgeons.
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