Abdulrahman Osama A, Baaqeel Rahaf G, Alotaibi Naif F, Althebeti Raneem R, Bahakeem Reem F, Tukruni Omniyyah A, Babgi Mohammad F, Serafi Abdulhalim S
Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
Cardiac Surgery, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, SAU.
Cureus. 2023 May 5;15(5):e38605. doi: 10.7759/cureus.38605. eCollection 2023 May.
Introduction Medical undergraduates' educational programs and clinical experiences are important factors in determining their preferred future career path. Unfortunately, the cardiac surgery specialty is experiencing a decline in medical graduates due to many influencing factors as a lack of involvement with the cardiac surgery specialty and a lack of training centers. A detailed evaluation of the student's knowledge and perceptions about cardiac surgery is required to assess the career options in a specialty like cardiac surgery. This study aims to evaluate medical students' knowledge and perceptions of the cardiac surgical specialty. Methodology This is a cross-sectional study that was approved by the institutional research board of Umm Al-Qura University. Adapting a previously published questionnaire data to fit our scope and aims. Necessary adjustments were made adhering to the cardiac surgery experts' instructions. Data was collected through an electronic survey by Google Forms and distributed through social media apps. Results A total of 637 students participated in the study. The majority (75.2%) admitted to having little knowledge of the specialty of cardiac surgery, and 62.8% reported no interest in it. In addition, 88.9% had never done a cardiac surgery rotation before. One of the top concerns of becoming a cardiac surgeon (45.2%) was the amount of time spent studying and working. Conclusion The findings of our study highlight the value of using innovative and targeted learning methods for medical students to enhance their knowledge and pique their interest in cardiac surgery since it was evident that there was a misperception regarding the scope of cases dealt with by cardiac surgery as opposed to other surgical subspecialists.
引言
医学本科生的教育计划和临床经验是决定他们未来首选职业道路的重要因素。不幸的是，由于诸多影响因素，如缺乏对心脏外科专业的参与以及培训中心的缺乏，心脏外科专业的医学毕业生数量正在下降。需要对学生关于心脏外科的知识和认知进行详细评估，以评估像心脏外科这样的专业的职业选择。本研究旨在评估医学生对心脏外科专业的知识和认知。
方法
这是一项横断面研究，已获得乌姆古拉大学机构研究委员会的批准。采用先前发表的问卷数据以符合我们的范围和目标。根据心脏外科专家的指示进行了必要的调整。数据通过谷歌表单进行电子调查收集，并通过社交媒体应用程序分发。
结果
共有637名学生参与了该研究。大多数（75.2%）承认对心脏外科专业了解甚少，62.8%表示对其不感兴趣。此外，88.9%的学生以前从未进行过心脏外科轮转。成为心脏外科医生最担心的问题之一（45.2%）是学习和工作所花费的时间。
结论
我们的研究结果强调了采用创新和有针对性的学习方法对医学生的价值，以增强他们的知识并激发他们对心脏外科的兴趣，因为很明显，与其他外科亚专科相比，对于心脏外科所处理病例的范围存在误解。
