Taylor Janice A, Shaw Christiana M, Tan Sanda A, Falcone John L
Department of Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Owensboro Health, University of Louisville, Owensboro, KY, USA.
Am J Surg. 2018 Jan;215(1):191-195. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.01.036. Epub 2017 Jan 30.
To define resources deemed most important to medical students on their general surgery clerkship, we evaluated their material utilization.
A prospective study was conducted amongst third-year medical students using a 20-item survey. Descriptive statistics were performed on the demographics. Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney analyses were performed on the Likert responses (α = 0.05).
Survey response was 69.2%. Use of review books and Internet was significantly higher compared to all other resources (p < 0.05). Wikipedia was the most used Internet source (39.1%). 56% never used textbooks. Analyses of surgery subject exam (NBME) results or intended specialty with resources used showed no statistical relationship (all p > 0.05).
Resources used by students reflect access to high-yield material and increased Internet use. The Internet and review books were used more than the recommended textbook; NBME results were not affected. Understanding study habits and resource use will help guide curricular development and students' self-regulated learning.
为确定在普通外科实习期间对医学生最重要的资源，我们评估了他们的资料使用情况。
对三年级医学生进行了一项前瞻性研究，采用一份包含20个条目的调查问卷。对人口统计学数据进行描述性统计。对李克特量表回答进行克鲁斯卡尔 - 沃利斯检验和曼 - 惠特尼分析（α = 0.05）。
调查回复率为69.2%。与所有其他资源相比，复习资料和互联网的使用显著更高（p < 0.05）。维基百科是使用最多的互联网资源（39.1%）。56%的学生从未使用过教科书。对手术学科考试（美国国家医学考试委员会）结果或所使用资源与预期专业的分析显示无统计学关联（所有p > 0.05）。
学生使用的资源反映了获取高收益资料以及互联网使用的增加。互联网和复习资料的使用多于推荐的教科书；美国国家医学考试委员会的结果未受影响。了解学习习惯和资源使用情况将有助于指导课程开发和学生的自主学习。
