Abstract
We measured the motivation and interest of medical students in oral and maxillofacial surgery at a German university. After a detailed cost-benefit analysis of a course that used an ex-vivo animal model and active participation in the operating theatre, we measured changes in the students' interest in taking up a surgical specialty in the future. We found that practical experience could lower the expenses of the course by almost 70%. Twenty per cent of students chose oral and maxillofacial surgery as an elective in their final year. These students could be residents one day.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1012-1014 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Dec 2015 |
Keywords
- Hands-on training
- Medical education
- Medical students
- Observed structured clinical examination
- Young academics