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Surgical Videos in Plastic Surgery Resident Education
Allyson Huttinger, BSN
Steven Schneeberger, MD
Cristiane Ueno, MD
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
2023-01-31
Presenter: Allyson Huttinger
Affidavit:
The project conception and development was the original work of the listed resident, Steven Schneeberger, MD. He was assisted in the implementation and abstract preparation by the medical student listed, Allyson Huttinger.
Director Name: Cristiane Ueno
Author Category: Medical Student
Presentation Category: Clinical
Abstract Category: General Reconstruction
Background: Multimedia-based instructional videos have increased in popularity as the historical "see one, do one, teach one" model of surgical education evolves. However, the quality of videos available varies widely and there are no standardized guidelines for production of videos aimed at supplementing the education of plastic surgery residents. This study aims to understand the usage patterns of surgical videos among plastic surgery residents and the components they deem essential to a quality video.
Methods: A 17-question survey was sent to integrated and independent plastic surgery residents at The Ohio State University, all responses were anonymous.
Results: Preliminary results indicate that 91.6% of respondents report using surgical videos during their training, 63.4% reported use as "often" or "always". YouTube was reported as the most common source, consistent with prior studies of surgery residents. Only 45.5% of respondents reported being "slightly" or "extremely satisfied" with the surgical videos they use. The presence of audio narration and images/schematics within the video were identified as the most crucial components to a high-quality video.
Conclusion: The difference in surgical exposure among plastic surgery programs, limitations in surgical volumes related to COVID-19 and staffing shortages, most residents are supplementing their training with surgical videos, making it imperative that they are produced in a manner to meet this requirement. The variability of content and production of the videos currently available is not sufficient. Future work should be done to create an all-inclusive platform for plastic surgery residents to provide reputable videos for instructional purposes.
