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Initiatives for Early Medical Student Engagement with the Field of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 September 2022

H P Shah Open the ORCID record for H P Shah [Opens in a new window] ,
A H Sheth Open the ORCID record for A H Sheth [Opens in a new window] ,
H Abdou  and
M Z Lerner
H P Shah
Affiliation:
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
A H Sheth*
Affiliation:
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
H Abdou
Affiliation:
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
M Z Lerner
Affiliation:
Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
*
Author for correspondence: Dr Amar H Sheth, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA E-mail: amar.sheth@yale.edu
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Abstract

Objective

Early exposure and mentorship in surgical specialties like otolaryngology – head and neck surgery are critical for medical students. This paper presents initiatives implemented at our institution to engage early-career medical students with the field.

Methods

A hands-on laryngoscope workshop was organised, and a centralised online platform was created for research and mentorship opportunities using a collaborative project management tool. Both measures were advertised via e-mail to student interest groups and campus diversity groups. At the end of the workshop, participating students completed an online distributed survey.

Results

Students’ perception of their knowledge of airway anatomy and related clinical scenarios significantly improved after the laryngoscopy workshop (p = 0.001 and p = 0.002, respectively). All attendees indicated that the workshop increased their comfort level with procedures and that they would recommend the workshop to colleagues. Nearly half of participants reported becoming ‘very interested’ in exploring otolaryngology – head and neck surgery through future elective courses.

Conclusion

Implementation of such initiatives at other institutions can generate medical student interest and may improve diversity in otolaryngology – head and neck surgery.

Keywords

Medical EducationLaryngoscopySurgeryClinical SkillsResearchMentorships
Type
Short Communications
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 137 , Issue 5 , May 2023 , pp. 577 - 581
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of J.L.O. (1984) LIMITED

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Footnotes

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Joint first authors

HP Shah and AH Sheth take responsibility for the integrity of the data

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