Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
J Surg Educ. 2013 Jan-Feb;70(1):55-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2012.08.002. Epub 2012 Nov 19.
We describe the development of a medical student surgical interest group, its initial evaluation, and future plans. The Surgical Students Society of Melbourne was formed in August 2008 by a group of senior medical students from the University of Melbourne. The Surgical Students Society of Melbourne seeks to provide additional surgical teaching and professional development for students interested in a career in surgery. It also aims to provide junior doctors with leadership and teaching opportunities to meet the requirements of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons for application to the Surgical Education and Training program. Its program also addresses contemporary workforce issues, such as women in surgery and rural surgery. The society runs a weekly teaching program during the semester and procedural and careers workshops throughout the year.
A survey of students attending the teaching program was conducted by means of written and online questionnaires.
The results suggest that the society has been successful in augmenting surgical education and providing opportunities to improve procedural skills, but also highlighted areas of the program that may be improved, including aspects of surgical professional development and role modeling.
The Surgical Students Society initiative was generally very well received by students and shows great potential as a means for augmenting surgical education at the medical student level.
我们描述了一个医学生外科兴趣小组的发展、初步评估和未来计划。墨尔本外科学生协会于 2008 年 8 月由墨尔本大学的一群高年级医学生成立。墨尔本外科学生协会旨在为有志从事外科职业的学生提供额外的外科教学和专业发展。它还旨在为初级医生提供领导和教学机会，以满足澳大利亚皇家外科医学院申请外科教育和培训计划的要求。其计划还解决了当代劳动力问题，如女性从事外科工作和农村外科工作。该协会在学期内每周举办一次教学计划，并在全年举办程序和职业研讨会。
通过书面和在线问卷对参加教学计划的学生进行了调查。
结果表明，该协会在增加外科教育和提供提高程序技能的机会方面取得了成功，但也突出了该计划可能需要改进的领域，包括外科专业发展和角色扮演方面。
外科学生协会的倡议受到学生的普遍欢迎，并显示出作为在医学生层面上增加外科教育的一种手段的巨大潜力。
