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Objective: While the operating room (OR) is a keystone experience, medical students often report negative experiences and intimidation in the OR. The purpose of this study is to describe the perceived role of medical students in the OR by registered nurses and certified surgical technologists to improve medical student education.
Design: A cross-sectional survey of select Massachusetts General Hospital perioperative staff in surgery was conducted through an anonymous survey in March 2021. Statistical analysis included inductive thematic analysis, descriptive statistics, and Mann-Whitney U tests, with a p-value of <0.05. The survey instrument characterized the perception of medical student preparedness for OR-related tasks and free-text responses on the role of medical students in the OR and opportunities for improvement.
Setting: The study was conducted at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Participants: Participants included Massachusetts General Hospital perioperative staff in the Department of Surgery, with 262 registered nurses and 90 certified surgical technologists receiving the survey.
Results: There were 86 completed responses (24.4% response rate). A total of 71.23% of respondents believe medical students should be observational learners in the OR. Areas for improvement include OR etiquette (37.5%), awareness of the surgical field (26.79%), and scrubbing skills (26.79%). A total of 48.8% of staff agreed they enjoy working with medical students, followed by 20.9% who somewhat agree. A total of 27.91% of respondents somewhat agreed that medical students were knowledgeable about OR sterility and scrubbing procedures, followed by 25.58% who somewhat disagreed.
Conclusions: Operating room staff enjoy working with medical students. The majority of staff believe medical students' role in the OR is that of observational learning. Areas of improvement for medical students include OR etiquette, awareness of the surgical field, scrubbing and gowning skills, and assisting staff whenever needed. Possible solutions include incorporating nursing staff as surgery clerkship stakeholders to optimize medical student experiences in the OR.
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