Open AccessInternational Survey of Medical Students Exposure to Relevant Global Surgery (ISOMERS): A Cross‐Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Soham Bandyopadhyay,
Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye,
Katayoun Madani,
Joana Beltrano,
Mashkur Abdulhamid Isa,
Reuben Y. K. Ooi,
Mamta Swaroop,
Sayed Shah Nur Hussein Shah,
Michal Kawka,
Daniel Safari Nteranya,
Halimah Khalil,
Nermin Badwi,
Theophilus Teddy Kojo Anyomih,
Eric Twizeyimana,
Hiroyuki Kimura,
Dissan Matovu,
Sajibur Rahman,
Hamaiyal Sana,
Kevouy Reid,
Syeda Fatema Alam,
Priyansh Shah,
Raoul Ndayiragije,
Moshi Moshi Shabani,
Victor Ruzibukya,
Naeem Abdul Yusuf Patel,
Aemon B. Fissha,
Poorvaprabha Patil,
Nelson Udeme-Abasi,
Yuki Julius Ng,
Aaron Daniel Brake,
Abdul Rehman Arshad,
Adeola Adekanle,
Ahmed Ayman Elmelegy,
Aimee Wilkinson,
Al Hasnat Turab,
Amany Mostafa Taha Kilany,
Amar Hadzić,
Amieme,
Anamaria Pranjić,
Andrew Snyder,
Anika Shahrin,
Anthonia Adefolaju,
Anusha Jayaram,
Arsen Muhumuza,
Arsène Daniel Nyalundja,
Asumi Hayashi,
Ayaka Oda,
Ayuka Kuroki,
Bancy Waithera Mbogo,
Bathsheba Wariso,
Blake M. Hauser,
Brea Willey,
Chipegwa Mlula,
Chloe J. Jordan,
Christabel Phiri,
Chunying Selvakumaran,
Collins Ighaba Dambo,
Connor J. Peck,
Cynthia Chukwudi-Oje,
Daisy Evans,
Daniel David Otobo,
Deen L. Garba,
Doreen Kasongi,
Edwin M. Mulwanda,
Erinfolami Habiba Olarinre,
Esther Annang,
Fady K. Soliman,
Faith Wambui Muchemi,
Fatih Ademović,
Fidelis Msikwa,
Foo Chuan Yi,
Gregory Goodluck,
Gregory Karelas,
Hannah A Levy,
Holly N. Sprow,
Ibrahim Bin Huzaifa,
James Lee,
Jannatul Ferdous,
Kaweesi Henry,
Jasmina Suko,
Khair Ul Barayya,
Khairoon Abdulkadir Mohamed,
Kieran Das,
Komal Iftikhar,
Kota Kurosawa,
Kristin Cardiel Nunez,
Kyle Langston,
Lahin Amlani,
Latoya A. Stewart,
Leong Kah Chun,
Mahmoud Ayman Soliman,
Maisha Samiha Binte Akter,
Marija Bjeletić,
Marta de Andres Crespo,
Marwa M E Saad,
Maylander Menard,
Md. Fahim Faisal,
Mehak Kakwani,
Mehr Muhammad Adeel Riaz,
Mercelliduku Musyoki,
Milica Đ. Malešević,
Miriam Gerd Pueschel,
Mohamed Adwi,
Mohamed Boie Jalloh,
Mohamed E. Ghanem,
Mohammed Bashir,
Momna Sajjad Raja,
Monalisa M. J. Faulkner,
Moomtahina Fatima,
Mubanga Chitalu,
Muktasid Al Mubin,
Mushila Nguza Armand,
Mwaba Kabwe Bizwell,
Myoung Hyun Choi,
Navid Mahmud Khan,
Olaoluwa Adeyemo,
Oyindayo Hassan,
Pavanraj Singh Chana,
Praise Oluwajuwon Stephen,
Priyanka Me,
Rieko Miura,
Rika Terashima,
Robert Zachary Fender,
Rokaya Salah Elsayed,
Rosie Rayner,
Ryōsuke Takahashi,
Saad Ilyas,
Sakib Hasan,
Sallu Dawo,
Sameer Saleem Tebha,
Samipya Kafle,
Sara Hussein,
Sarah Honjo,
Sayed Shah Nur Hussein Shah,
Setthasorn Zhi Yang Ooi,
Shamsudeen Aliyu,
Shahyan Rehman,
Shinju Usami,
Shion Kachi,
Shiraz Shafi,
Sulaymaan Al Majid,
Syed Ramiz Ahnaf,
Syed Zaki Muhammad,
Takako Mizuguchi,
Tashi Maseland,
Wei Xiang Teh,
Viraj Shah,
Wentin Chen,
William Mauya,
Won Young Yoon,
Yacine Issiou,
Xinye Yek,
Yoshiki Tsumura,
Y Nishikawa,
Zara Khan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.115
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1432-2323
pISSN - 0364-2313
DOI - 10.1007/s00268-022-06440-0
Subject(s) - likert scale , curriculum , medicine , global health , cross sectional study , cardiothoracic surgery , vascular surgery , medical education , cardiac surgery , family medicine , surgery , nursing , psychology , public health , pedagogy , developmental psychology , pathology
Background The principles of global surgery should be taught as a part of the core curriculum in medical schools. The need for medical students to be familiar with the topic is increasing in acceptance. There is, however, a paucity of data on how medical students are exposed to global surgery. This study aims to evaluate exposure of medical students to global surgery, awareness of the key messages of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery, global surgery career aspirations and barriers to said aspirations. Methods ISOMERS was a multi‐centre, online, cross‐sectional survey of final year medical students globally. The questionnaire utilised a combination of Likert‐scale, multiple‐choice, and free text questions. Results In this study, 1593 final year medical students from 144 medical schools in 20 countries participated. The majority ( n = 869/1496, 58.1%) believed global surgery to be relevant, despite 17.7% ( n = 271/1535) having any exposure to global surgery. Most participants ( n = 1187/1476, 80.4%) wanted additional resources on global surgery. Difficulty in providing appropriate care for patients living abroad ( n = 854/1242, 68.8%) was the most common perceived barrier to a career in global surgery. Conclusions Participants believed global surgery was a relevant topic for medical students and wanted additional resources that they could access on global surgery. It is critical for medical students to become aware that global surgery is a field that aims to address inequity in surgical care not just internationally, but nationally and locally as well.