Factors Influencing Medical Student Interest in a Career in Neurosurgery

Burford, Charlotte; Hanrahan, John; Ansaripour, Ali; Smith, Brandon George; Sysum, Katie; Rajwani, Kapil; Huett, Marian; Vergani, Francesco; Zebian, Bassel

doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2018.10.056

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“…2,3 Because of this absence of clinical exposure, medical students' perceptions of the field, often shrouded in stereotypes, weigh heavily in the decision-making process and have been the subject of recent studies. 4,5 However, as might be expected, student perceptions are not static and are significantly shaped by increased exposure to the field, in particular, after rotating through the neurosurgery…”

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Medical Student Concerns Relating to Neurosurgery Education During COVID-19

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BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created significant obstacles within medical education. For medical students interested in pursuing neurosurgery as a specialty, the educational policies surrounding COVID-19 have resulted in unique challenges. The present study used a nationwide survey to identify the concerns of medical students interested in pursuing neurosurgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.-METHODS: Students who had previously registered for medical student neurosurgery training camps were sent an online Qualtrics survey requesting them to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic was affecting their neurosurgical education. The Pearson c 2 test and post hoc pairwise Fisher exact test were used for analysis of categorical variables, and the 2tailed paired Student t test was used for continuous variables.-RESULTS: The survey was distributed to 852 medical students, with 127 analyzed responses. Concerns regarding conferences and networking opportunities (63%), clinical experience (59%), and board examination scores (42%) were most frequently cited. Of the third-year medical students, 76% reported ‡1 cancelled or postponed neurosurgery rotation. On average, students were more likely to take 1 year off from medical school after than before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, measured from 0 to 100 (25.3 AE 36.0 vs. 39.5 AE 37.5; P [ 0.004). Virtual mentorship pairing was the highest rated educational intervention suggested by first-and second-year medical students. The third-and fourth-year medical students had cited virtual surgical skills workshops most frequently.-CONCLUSIONS: The results from the present nationwide survey have highlighted the concerns of medical students regarding their neurosurgery education during the COVID-19 pandemic. With these findings, neurosurgery organizations can consider targeted plans for students of each year to continue their education and development.

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“…This could be especially valuable because evidence supports the benefits of early exposure to neurosurgery to help MSs determine their interest and skill within the specialty 10 , 11 and could also help undergraduates interested in medicine. 29 The virtual platform would also make it easier to organize various level-appropriate programming and breakout sessions within the same conference setting in the future, given greater educator participation.…”

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Democratizing Access to Neurosurgical Medical Education: National Efforts in a Medical Student Training Camp During Coronavirus Disease 2019

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Background National medical student surveys amidst the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–driven subinternship cancellations have demonstrated the need for supplemental, standardized subspecialty medical education, mentorship, and career planning nationally. We have presented the first live, cross-institutional virtual medical student subspecialty training camp to deliver standardized neurosurgical educational content to medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic, and its results on medical student anxiety and perceptions of neurosurgery. Methods The online training camp used a video conferencing platform that was open to all medical students. A post-training camp survey was administered. Results A total of 305 medical students registered for the event from 107 unique U.S. medical schools. Of the 305 medical students, 108 reported intending to apply to neurosurgery residency in 2021. The top medical student objectives for the training camp were program networking and mentorship. Of the 305 participants, 121 (39.7%) completed the post-training survey. Of the respondents, 65.0% reported improved neurosurgical knowledge, 79.8% reported decreased anxiety about subinternships and interviews, 82.5% reported increased enthusiasm about neurosurgery, and 100% desired a future annual virtual training camp because of the increased accessibility and decreased cost. This was especially important for students at institutions without home subspecialty programs and those with financial burdens. Conclusions COVID-19–driven innovations in medical education have accelerated changes that may have long been necessary. This virtual structure improved resource usage and scalability compared with in-person training, maintained social distancing, and democratized access to standardized, specialized content not often available through traditional medical curricula. Even as a supplement to in-person events, the virtual training camp model could be implemented by national medical societies, which might significantly increase medical students' preparedness for, and education in, neurosurgery and other subspecialties.

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“… 18 19 In other words, this tends to have a massive impact on the way these students practice medicine (viz., compromising medical ethics, adopting an unprofessional approach, reduction in altruism, and others). 17 18 19 …”

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“…4 14 Finally, as these sets of students definitely have an intrinsic desire to recover the money spent in their training, many of them opt to go abroad with that intention (brain drain). 17 19 …”

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Strategies to Reduce the Cost of Medical Education in India: A Narrative Review

Shrivastava

2022

Avicenna J Med

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Background The global population is being plagued by several diseases and health conditions, and this calls for the need to adopt a strategy to enable people from all socioeconomic backgrounds to have the freedom and choice to opt for a medical profession as their career. The purpose of the current review is to explore the reasons which make medical education expensive and identify the strategies by which the cost of medical education can be minimized. Methods An extensive search of all materials related to the topic was performed on the PubMed search engine and web site of the National Medical Commission. Relevant research articles focusing on costs in medical education published in the period 2005 to 2021 were included in the review. A total of 37 articles were selected based on their suitability with the current review objectives and analyzed. Keywords used in the search include medical education and cost in the title alone only. Results We have to accept the fact that medical education is quite expensive and that's not the case with one nation but the trend is worldwide. It is the need of the hour to plan and implement strategies that make medical training accessible and available to people from all socioeconomic classes and regardless of other variables. Conclusion In conclusion, the process of training medical students is expensive and accounts for a wide range of impacts on the medical aspirants. Thus, there is an indispensable need for the policy makers and the concerned stakeholders to join their hands together and take appropriate steps to minimize the overall cost of medical training, and thereby making it affordable to everyone.

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Factors Influencing Medical Student Interest in a Career in Neurosurgery

Cited by 41 publications

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Medical Student Concerns Relating to Neurosurgery Education During COVID-19

Medical Student Concerns Relating to Neurosurgery Education During COVID-19

Democratizing Access to Neurosurgical Medical Education: National Efforts in a Medical Student Training Camp During Coronavirus Disease 2019

Strategies to Reduce the Cost of Medical Education in India: A Narrative Review

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