腹腔鏡動画を用いた医学教育の有用性

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Objective: Laparoscopic video-based educational material helps in self-training of laparoscopists. However, its effectiveness in medical students remains unclear. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we stopped clinical training at our hospital and instead provided the abovementioned educational material. In this study, we clarified its effectiveness in medical students.

Methods: From July 2020 to May 2021, 87 fifth-grade medical students watched a 30-min video on total laparoscopic hysterectomy. Using the Likert scale, we interviewed the students about their impression of the material. We also asked whether it helped understand anatomy or surgical procedures and motivated students to study obstetrics and gynecology or surgery.

Results: The length and difficulty of the material were evaluated as "appropriate" by most of the students. Interest or aptitude of the material and helpfulness for learning pelvic anatomy or gynecological surgery both scored the highest. The second-best score was regarding the motivation to study obstetrics and gynecology or to join surgery. The impression of the length of the material correlated negatively with its aptitude. In contrast, the aptitude was positively correlated with helpfulness for understanding pelvic anatomy, surgery, or motivation for learning.

Conclusions: In this study, laparoscopic video-based educational material was favorably accepted by medical students. However, assessments of the strength and weakness of the material are needed for improving medical education after the COVID-19 pandemic.