Hanrahan John, Burford Charlotte, Ansaripour Ali, Smith Brandon, Sysum Katie, Rajwani Kapil Mohan, Huett Marian, Zebian Bassel
a Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine , King's College London , London , United Kingdom.
b Department of Neurosurgery , King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust , London , United Kingdom.
Br J Neurosurg. 2019 Feb;33(1):76-78. doi: 10.1080/02688697.2018.1527288. Epub 2018 Nov 19.
Undergraduate student conferences provide networking opportunities for students interested in exploring a speciality. The ability to meet with like-minded students, engage with senior clinicians and experience the practical side of a speciality are valuable in shaping the career trajectory of undergraduates. We report our experience of developing a national undergraduate neurosurgery conference - a combined project between the medical students of King's College London School of Medicine and the neurosurgery department at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Evaluation of conference design and student feedback.
The conference was organised by medical students with support from a neurosurgical unit. Senior clinicians and trainees helped design practical workshops and a focused programme. Questionnaires were distributed before and after the conference to assess the quality of content and impact of the conference on students.
Prior to the conference, 80.7% of respondents stated they were interested in a career in neurosurgery. After the conference the figure rose to 88.9%. The percentage of students who felt they understood what a career in neurosurgery involves increased from 38.6% to 92.1% of respondents. 39.0% of participants had no neurosurgery exposure prior to the conference. 91.9% of participants agreed or strongly agreed they would be more confident engaging with a neurosurgical department following the conference. All participants agreed (29.0%) or strongly agreed (71.0%) that they would recommend this conference to a colleague.
Student conferences are a valuable method of increasing exposure to a career in neurosurgery. They serve a great purpose in demystifying the specialty and guiding those with an interest through the steps required to enter and progress.
本科生学术会议为有志于探索某一专业领域的学生提供了建立人际关系的机会。与志同道合的学生交流、与资深临床医生互动以及体验某一专业领域的实际情况，对于塑造本科生的职业轨迹具有重要价值。我们报告了我们举办全国性本科生神经外科会议的经验——这是伦敦国王学院医学院的医学生与国王学院医院国民保健服务信托基金神经外科部门合作的一个联合项目。
会议设计评估及学生反馈。
该会议由医学生在神经外科单位的支持下组织。资深临床医生和实习生协助设计实践工作坊和重点项目。会议前后分发问卷，以评估会议内容质量及对学生的影响。
会议前，80.7%的受访者表示他们对神经外科职业感兴趣。会议后，这一数字升至88.9%。认为自己了解神经外科职业内容的学生比例从38.6%增至92.1%。39.0%的参与者在会议前没有接触过神经外科。91.9%的参与者同意或强烈同意，会议后他们与神经外科部门交流时会更自信。所有参与者中，29.0%表示同意，71.0%表示强烈同意他们会向同事推荐这个会议。
学生会议是增加对神经外科职业了解的一种有价值的方式。它们在揭开该专业神秘面纱以及指导有兴趣者了解进入和发展所需步骤方面发挥着重要作用。
