Rüdiger Klapdor|Peter Hillemanns|Moritz Kleine|Florian Imkamp
394 SOCIUS Mentoring – A novel program to encourage and prepare motivated students for a career as surgical oncologists
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover|Medizinische Hochschule Hannover|Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
h3introductionbackgroundh3 shortage physicians poses increasing challenges surgical oncological disciplines formerly motivated students lose interest surgery studies practical year counteract development students need strongly sustainably inspired surgery equipped important abilities deal various challenges early career surgical oncology curriculum individual support ambitious students socius intended address precisely issue upon completion program students optimally prepared careers university surgical oncology medicine excel specific skills h3methodologyh3 socius mentoring founded joint project gynecology urology visceral surgery prepare motivated students surgical university career individual mentoring training surgical skills soft skills therefore structured curriculum six modules 80 hours developed modules consisted following mentoring senior physician practical surgical skill training suturing laparoscopy robotic surgery soft skill training presentation negotiation skills statistical literacy theoretical skill training three disciplines clinical observations participation scientific meeting effects physician skills student attitudes toward surgery determined questionnaires h3resultsh3 students significantly improved surgical skills soft skills documented increased confidence scores figure 1 improved scores simulator training addition students reported specified career goals gained confidence surgery well seeing development potential surgical career figure 2 satisfaction program also reflected absolute recommendation rate course friends mw 50 scale 15 h3conclusionh3 study describe first successful implementation extracurricular program targeted highly motivated students combines individual mentoring surgical soft skills training individual support students combination mentoring skills training promising way prepare motivate students residency surgical disciplines thus counteract shortage young talent surgical disciplines