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The Sex Difference in Basic Surgical Skills Learning: A Comparative Study.

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BACKGROUND:Very little is known of sex-related differences among medical students in the acquisition of basic surgical skills at an undergraduate level. The aim of this study was to investigate the sex differences in basic surgical skills learning and the possible explanations for sex disparities within basic surgical skills education. METHODS:A didactic description of 10 surgical skills was performed, including knot tying, basic suture I, basic suture II, sterile technique, preoperative preparation, phlebotomy, debridement, laparotomy, cecectomy, and small bowel resection with hand-sewn anastomosis. The students were rated on a 100-point scale for each basic surgical skill. Later during the same semester all the students took the final theoretical examination. RESULTS:A total of 342 (male = 317 and female = 25) medical students participated in a single skills laboratory as part of their third-year medical student clerkship. The mean scores for each of the 10 surgical skills were higher in female group. The difference in sterile technique, preoperative preparation, cecectomy, and small bowel resection with hand-sewn anastomosis reached the significant level. Compared with male medical students, the mean theory examination score was significantly higher in female medical students. Approximately 76% of the (19 of 25) female students expressed their interest in pursuing a surgical career, whereas only 65.5% (207 of 317) male students wanted to be surgical professionals (p = 0.381). CONCLUSIONS:Female medical students completed basic surgical skills training more efficiently and passed the theoretical examination with significantly higher scores than male medical students. In the future, studies should be done in other classes in our institution and perhaps other schools to see if these findings are reliable or valid or just a reflection of this 1 sample.

journal_name

J Surg Educ

journal_title

Journal of surgical education

authors

Lou Z,Yan FH,Zhao ZQ,Zhang W,Shui XQ,Liu J,Zhuo DL,Li L,Yu ED

doi

10.1016/j.jsurg.2016.04.002

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-09-01 00:00:00

pages

902-5

issue

eissn

1931-7204

issn

1878-7452

pii

S1931-7204(16)30009-5

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The Sex Difference in Basic Surgical Skills Learning: A Comparative Study.