Virtual surgical education for core surgical trainees in the Yorkshire deanery during the COVID-19 pandemic

Laloo, Ryan; Giorga, Andrea; Williams, Andrew; Biyani, Chandra Shekhar; Yiasemidou, Marina

doi:10.1177/0036933020951927

Virtual surgical education for core surgical trainees in the Yorkshire deanery during the COVID-19 pandemic

Laloo, Ryan; Giorga, Andrea; Williams, Andrew; Biyani, Chandra Shekhar; Yiasemidou, Marina

Authors

Ryan Laloo

Andrea Giorga

Andrew Williams

Chandra Shekhar Biyani

Marina Yiasemidou

Abstract

Background and Aims
An online teaching programme for Core Surgical Trainees (CSTs) was designed and delivered during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility and the reception of a fully online teaching programme.

Methods
Twenty teaching sessions were delivered either via Zoom™ or were pre-recorded and uploaded onto a Google Classroom™ and YouTube™ website. Online feedback, delivered via Google Forms™, were completed by CSTs following each teaching session. YouTube Studio™ analytics were used to understand patterns in viewing content.

Results
89.9% of trainees were satisfied with the teaching series. Trainees preferred short, weekly sessions (79%), delivered by senior surgeons, in the form of both didactical and interactive teaching. YouTube analytics revealed that the highest peak in views was documented on the weekend before the deadline for evidence upload on the Intercollegiate Surgical Collegiate Programme (ISCP) portfolio.

Conclusion
An entirely online teaching programme is feasible and well-received by CSTs. Trainees preferred live, interactive, procedure-based, consultant-led sessions lasting approximately thirty minutes to one hour and covering a myriad of surgical specialties. This feedback can be used to improve future online surgical teaching regionally and nationally in order to gain training opportunities lost during the pandemic.

Citation

Laloo, R., Giorga, A., Williams, A., Biyani, C. S., & Yiasemidou, M. (2020). Virtual surgical education for core surgical trainees in the Yorkshire deanery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scottish Medical Journal, 65(4), 138-143. https://doi.org/10.1177/0036933020951927

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Aug 11, 2020
Online Publication Date	Sep 2, 2020
Publication Date	2020-11
Deposit Date	Feb 21, 2021
Publicly Available Date	Feb 22, 2021
Journal	Scottish Medical Journal
Print ISSN	0036-9330
Electronic ISSN	2045-6441
Publisher	Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	65
Issue	4
Pages	138-143
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/0036933020951927
Keywords	COVID-19; Surgical education; Surgical training
Public URL	https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3727481

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