Ulrik Deding, Morten Kobaek-Larsen, Henrik Bøggild, Lasse Kaalby, Marianne Kirstine Thygesen, Gunnar Baatrup
Socioeconomic inequalities in interval colorectal cancer are explained by differences in faecal haemoglobin concentration and age: a register-based cohort study
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worldwide covid19 pandemic quality surgical education experiences sudden major restrictions students presence operating theater wards reduced bare minimum facetoface teaching diminished aim study therefore evaluate alternative feasible educational concepts onlineonlyplatform undergraduates new online platform undergraduate surgical education implemented virtual curriculum onlineonly education designed videobased online platform designed following cohort medical students participating voluntary surgical course randomized test control group prior conducting written exam students test group prepared using video platform students control group prepared standard surgical text books results exam used compare educational means students test group preparing videobased online platform reached significantly higher scores written exams p 00001 students control group trend towards reduced preparation time reach statistical significance detectable test group p 0090 scores perceived workload desire become surgeon offered differences groups p 0474 1000 onlineonly virtual curriculum proved feasible surgical education undergraduates blended learning concepts applied groups test group access casebased videos surgical procedures scored significantly better written exams thus videobased virtual education offers realistic alternative facetoface teaching conventional text books times restricted access operating theatre