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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
A pilot comparison of standardized online surgical curricula for use in low- and middle-income countries
JAMA Surgery, Volume 149, No. 4, Year 2014
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IMPORTANCE Surgical conditions are an important component of global disease burden, due in part to critical shortages of adequately trained surgical providers in low- and middle-income countries. OBJECTIVES To assess the use of Internet-based educational platforms as a feasible approach to augmenting the education and training of surgical providers in these settings. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Access to two online curriculawas offered to 75 surgical faculty and trainees from 12 low- and middle-income countries for 60 days. The Surgical Council on Resident Education web portal was designed for general surgery trainees in the United States, and the School for Surgeons website was built by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland specifically for the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa. Participants completed an anonymous online survey detailing their experiences with both platforms. Voluntary respondents were daily Internet users and endorsed frequent use of both print and online textbooks as references. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Likert scale survey questionnaire responses indicating overall and content-specific experiences with the Surgical Council on Resident Education and School for Surgeons curricula. RESULTS Survey responses were received from 27 participants. Both online curricula were rated favorably, with no statistically significant differences in stated willingness to use and recommend either platform to colleagues. Despite regional variations in practice context, there were few perceived hurdles to future curriculum adoption. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Both the Surgical Council on Resident Education and School for Surgeons educational curricula were well received by respondents in low- and middle-income countries. Although one was designed for US surgical postgraduates and the other for sub-Saharan African surgical providers, there were no significant differences detected in participant responses between the two platforms. Online educational resources have promise as an effective means to enhance the education of surgical providers in lowand middle-income countries. © 2014 American Medical Association.
Authors & Co-Authors
Goldstein, Seth D.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Papandria, Dominic J.
United States, Indianapolis
St. Vincent Hospital - Indianapolis
Linden, Allison F.
United States, Washington, D.c.
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Azzie, Georges
Canada, Toronto
Hospital for Sick Children University of Toronto
Borgstein, Eric S.
Malawi, Zomba
University of Malawi
Calland, James Forrest
United States, Charlottesville
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Finlayson, Samuel R.G.
United States, Boston
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Jani, Pankaj G.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Klingensmith, Mary
United States, St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Labib, Mohamed Awny
Namibia, Windhoek
University of Namibia
Lewis, Frank
United States, Philadelphia
American Board of Surgery
Malangoni, Mark A.
United States, Philadelphia
American Board of Surgery
O'Flynn, Eric P.
Ireland, Dublin
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Ogendo, Stephen W.O.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Riviello, Robert R.
United States, Boston
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abdullah, Fizan
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Statistics
Citations: 28
Authors: 16
Affiliations: 12
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1001/jamasurg.2013.4830
ISSN:
21686254
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative