TY - JOUR
T1 - Peer-led surgery education
T2 - A model for a surgery interest group
AU - Ali, Muhammad
AU - Chauhan, Sardar Shahmir Babar
AU - Noor, Ayesha
AU - Core, S. I.G.
AU - Khan, Sadaf
AU - Enam, Syed Ather
N1 - Funding Information:
The group activities are made possible with the logistical and financial support of the AKU Department of Surgery. The main logistical requirements are space, equipment and volunteer time. Expenses are mainly incurred towards procuring equipment, sutures, booking spaces, souvenirs and refreshments. Students, residents, and faculty of the university generously contribute their time with no compensation. Students interested in implementing a similar model in their institutions may get in touch with their Chair of Surgery, Surgery Coordinator(s), and Undergraduate Medical Education office to coordinate resources and funding. It is possible to implement this model with minimal financial resources, and there are economical options available for each category.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/1
Y1 - 2021/1
N2 - We present a systematic, sustainable, student-led model for a Surgery Interest Group in a low and middle-income country setting to encourage other medical students to establish similar groups in their institutions. Our model was developed at the Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, and is comprised of medical students, teaching associates, residents, faculty and alumni. The group focuses on connecting medical students with an interest in surgery with opportunities to help them match in surgery training programs. The opportunities include, but are not limited to, skill development, personal development, mentorship and research. Our model has shown growth and expansion over the last four years, and can be successfully replicated in medical colleges across similar settings.
AB - We present a systematic, sustainable, student-led model for a Surgery Interest Group in a low and middle-income country setting to encourage other medical students to establish similar groups in their institutions. Our model was developed at the Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, and is comprised of medical students, teaching associates, residents, faculty and alumni. The group focuses on connecting medical students with an interest in surgery with opportunities to help them match in surgery training programs. The opportunities include, but are not limited to, skill development, personal development, mentorship and research. Our model has shown growth and expansion over the last four years, and can be successfully replicated in medical colleges across similar settings.
KW - Education
KW - Mentorship
KW - Surgery
KW - Undergraduate medical education
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85101441154&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
C2 - 33582735
AN - SCOPUS:85101441154
SN - 0030-9982
VL - 71
SP - S112-S116
JO - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
JF - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
IS - 1
ER -