Application of multidisciplinary small-class teaching in general surgery residency training
Objective To investigate the effects of multidisciplinary small-class teaching on expertise and skill acquisition and learning experience in standardized residency training in general surgery.Methods Sixty residents of grade 2021 rotating in general surgery from January to August 2023 were divided into multidisciplinary teaching group(n=30)and traditional teaching group(n=30,to receive tradition one-on-one teaching).All the residents underwent a theoretical examination and Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise(Mini-CEX)skill assessment before admission,and the scores were compared between the two groups.At the end of training,the two groups were compared in terms of theoretical and Mini-CEX skill assessment scores and the degree of satisfaction with teaching.Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS 26.0.Results There were no significant differences in the theoretical assessment and Mini-CEX skill assessment scores before admission between the two groups(P>0.05).At the end of training,the multidisciplinary teaching group had a significantly higher theoretical examination score[(88.15±3.45)vs.(72.25±4.36),P<0.05]and a significantly higher Mini-CEX score[(86.35±2.24)vs.(76.28±3.92),P<0.05]compared with the traditional teaching group.According to the survey,the residents in the multidisciplinary teaching group were more satisfied with teaching and more likely to recognize the teaching effects.Conclusions Multidisciplinary small-class teaching can help improve the quality of standardized general surgery residency training on gastrointestinal tumor treatment,which is a highly accepted and effective attempt at standardized residency training.
Multidisciplinary treatmentSmall-class teachingResidency training teachingGeneral surgery