Gallagher Patrick O, Bishop Nicole, Dubrowski Adam
Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, CAN.
Medical Education and Simulation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, CAN.
Cureus. 2020 Jan 9;12(1):e6612. doi: 10.7759/cureus.6612.
Suturing is an essential procedural skill that medical students are expected to be competent in before they graduate medical school; however, there is often a lack of suturing instruction and practice in undergraduate medicine curriculums. Silicone suturing task trainers created from 3D printed molds can help address this gap in medical education by improving student's manual skills before they perform procedures on real patients upon graduation. Commercially available suture task trainers on the market today lack validation from medical learners; therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the perceived efficacy of a silicone skin suture task trainer created from a 3D printed mold using input from novice medical trainees. A silicone task trainer created by MUN Med 3D was used to teach suturing during two surgery interest group skill development sessions. At the end of the sessions, 38 medical students completed a product evaluation survey that assessed the perceived educational efficacy of the suturing task trainer. Overall, the feedback received from the participants was positive and supported the use of silicone suturing task trainers in undergraduate medicine curriculums.
缝合是一项重要的操作技能，医学院学生在毕业前应熟练掌握；然而，本科医学课程中往往缺乏缝合指导和实践。通过3D打印模具制作的硅胶缝合任务训练器，可以在学生毕业后对真实患者进行手术前提高其手工技能，从而有助于弥补医学教育中的这一差距。目前市场上的商用缝合任务训练器缺乏医学学习者的验证；因此，本研究旨在利用新手医学实习生的反馈，评估由3D打印模具制作的硅胶皮肤缝合任务训练器的感知效果。在两次外科兴趣小组技能培训课程中，使用了由MUN Med 3D制作的硅胶任务训练器来教授缝合。课程结束时，38名医学生完成了一项产品评估调查，该调查评估了缝合任务训练器的感知教育效果。总体而言，参与者的反馈是积极的，并支持在本科医学课程中使用硅胶缝合任务训练器。
