2023 Volume 36 Issue 1 Pages 8-14
Microsurgery is an essential technique in reconstructive surgery, and off-the-job training is recommended to master the technique. We have held a microsurgical training seminar annually since 2007. We report the results of a post-attendance survey of participants.
The seminar was a two-day program, consisting of dry lab to wet lab training, coached by supervising physicians. A Google Form survey was conducted of seminar participants (n = 65) in the spring of 2021.
Responses were received from 44 participants (68%) . Sixty-six percent of the respondents were under 30 years old. Seventy-eight percent were in a fellowship program. Nearly 90% were working in secondary or higher-level emergency hospitals. Ninety percent of the participants successfully performed a vascular anastomosis during the seminar. Before the program, more than 60% of the participants replied that they “could not” perform a vascular anastomosis, but after participation, more than 80% reported they “could”. After the program, most participants reported that they had an opportunity to use a surgical microscope and that they would recommend other physicians participate in the seminar.
Our findings suggest that the microsurgery seminar changed young physicians’ attitudes toward microsurgery and encouraged them to perform microsurgery in clinical practice.
