Open AccessIntroduction of suturing skills acquisition into undergraduate surgical education: Early experience from Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Adewale Aderounmu,
Funmilola Wuraola,
Olalekan Olasehinde,
Oludayo Adedapo Sowande,
Adewale Adisa
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nigerian journal of surgery/nigerian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7100
pISSN - 1117-6806
DOI - 10.4103/njs.njs_5_19
Subject(s) - medical education , graduation (instrument) , curriculum , session (web analytics) , medicine , dreyfus model of skill acquisition , psychology , pedagogy , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , world wide web , economics , economic growth
Undergraduate medical students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, had over the years acquired various skills informally without structured training in basic skills in wound closure. The Department of Surgery introduced suturing skills acquisition workshop into the curriculum of the Final-Year Medical Students in 2016. This study describes the preliminary experience and the perception of the participants.