Incoming residents' knot-tying and suturing skills: Are medical school boot camps sufficient? Am J Surg 2020 Sep;220(3):616-619
Date
02/09/2020Pubmed ID
32033773DOI
10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.01.031Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85078949560 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 6 CitationsAbstract
INTRODUCTION: Many medical schools offer M4 boot camps to improve students' preparedness for surgical residencies. For three consecutive years, we investigated the impact of medical school boot camps on intern knot-tying and suturing skills when measured at the start of residency.
METHODS: Forty-two interns completed questionnaires regarding their boot camp experiences. Their performance on knot-tying and suturing exercises was scored by three surgeons blinded to the questionnaire results. A comparison of these scores of interns with or without boot camp experiences was performed and statistical analysis applied.
RESULTS: 26 of 42 (62%) interns reported boot camp training. There were no differences in scores between interns with or without a M4 boot camp experience for suturing [9.6(4.6) vs 9.8(4.1), p < 0.908], knot-tying [9.1(3.6) vs 8.4(4.1), p = 0.574], overall performance [2.0(0.6) vs 1.9(0.7), p = 0.424], and quality [2.0(0.6) vs 1.9(0.7), p = 0.665]) (mean(SD)).
CONCLUSIONS: We could not demonstrate a statistically significant benefit in knot-tying and suturing skills of students who enrolled in M4 boot camp courses as measured at the start of surgical residency.
Author List
McMillan R, Redlich PN, Treat R, Goldblatt MI, Carver T, Dodgion CM, Peschman JR, Davis CS, Alizadegan S, Grushka J, Olson L, Krausert T, Lewis B, Malinowski MJAuthors
Shahriar Alizadegan MD Assistant Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinThomas W. Carver MD Associate Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Christopher Stephen Davis MD, MPH Associate Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Christopher M. Dodgion MD Associate Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Matthew I. Goldblatt MD Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Brian D. Lewis MD Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Michael Malinowski MD Associate Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Jacob R. Peschman MD Assistant Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Philip N. Redlich MD, PhD Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Robert W. Treat PhD Associate Professor in the Academic Affairs department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Clinical CompetenceEducation, Medical, Graduate
Educational Measurement
Female
Humans
Internship and Residency
Male
Reproducibility of Results
Schools, Medical
Surveys and Questionnaires
Suture Techniques
Young Adult
