Perwaiz Ibrar, Rehman Umar, Sarwar Mohammad Sohaib, Brennan Peter A
Department of General Surgery, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, Huddersfield, United Kingdom.
Department of Surgery, Northwick Park Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2023 Feb;61(2):147-151. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2022.12.001. Epub 2022 Dec 15.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) applicants are faced with numerous challenges. Previous research has demonstrated that financial burden, length of OMFS training, and impact on personal life are cited as major drawbacks to pursuing the specialty, with trainees having concerns about the Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) examinations. The current study aimed to explore second-degree medical students' concerns about obtaining a specialty training post in OMFS. An online survey was distributed via social media to second-degree students across the United Kingdom and 106 responses were received. A lack of publications and lack of involvement in research (54%) as well as attaining accreditation with the Royal College of Surgeons (27%) were cited as the primary and secondary concerns in relation to securing a higher training post. Seventy-five per cent of respondents had no first-author publications, 93% expressed concerns about passing the MRCS examination, and 73% had more than 40 OMFS procedures within their logbook. Second-degree medical students reported having ample clinical and operative experience in OMFS. Their main concerns were about research and MRCS examinations. To alleviate these concerns, BAOMS could provide educational initiatives and dedicated mentorship programmes for second-degree students, and could adopt a collaborative approach with discussion with major postgraduate training stakeholders.
口腔颌面外科（OMFS）申请者面临着诸多挑战。先前的研究表明，经济负担、OMFS培训时长以及对个人生活的影响被视为攻读该专业的主要弊端，学员们对皇家外科医学院会员资格（MRCS）考试也有所担忧。当前的研究旨在探究医学二年级学生对获得OMFS专科培训岗位的担忧。通过社交媒体向英国各地的医学二年级学生发放了一份在线调查问卷，共收到106份回复。缺乏发表作品和缺乏研究参与度（54%）以及获得皇家外科医学院的认证（27%）被列为与获得更高培训岗位相关的首要和次要担忧。75%的受访者没有作为第一作者的发表作品，93%的人对通过MRCS考试表示担忧，73%的人在其手术记录中有超过40例OMFS手术。医学二年级学生报告称在OMFS方面有丰富的临床和手术经验。他们主要担忧的是研究和MRCS考试。为缓解这些担忧，英国口腔颌面外科协会（BAOMS）可以为医学二年级学生提供教育举措和专门的指导计划，并可以与主要的研究生培训利益相关者进行讨论，采取合作的方式。
