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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Surg.
Sec. Neurosurgery
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2024.1433780
This article is part of the Research Topic Training and Education in Neurosurgery: Strategies and Challenges for the Next Ten Years Volume II View all 6 articles

Neurosurgery Training Camp for Medical Student: Experience of the Turkish Neurosugery Academy and Bursa Uludag University

Provisionally accepted
Hanside S. Unal Hanside S. Unal 1mevlut o. aydın mevlut o. aydın 1Esma Bilgic Esma Bilgic 1pınar eser pınar eser 1zuleyha alper zuleyha alper 1*mevlut o. taskapılıoglu mevlut o. taskapılıoglu 1mustafa i. kafa mustafa i. kafa 1hasan kocaeli hasan kocaeli 1seref dogan seref dogan 1selcuk yılmazlar selcuk yılmazlar 1ahmet bekar ahmet bekar 1zeki sekerci zeki sekerci 2kaya aksoy kaya aksoy 3
  • 1 Faculty of Medicine, Bursa Uludağ University, Bursa, Türkiye
  • 2 International Medical Faculty, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Türkiye
  • 3 Academy of Turkish Neurosurgery, Ankara, Türkiye

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    Introduction: To highlight the importance of hands-on experiences and mentorship in shaping the future workforce of specialized medical professionals via a Neurosurgery Training Camp. Methods: Responses of the questionnaire regarding the Neurosurgery Training Camp organized by Bursa Uludag University's Faculty of Medicine and the Turkish Neurosurgery Academy were reviewed retrospectively. A one-day program was organized to introduce neurosurgery to medical students. During the camp, the students participated in interactive presentations delivered by faculty members, had lunch together, became acquainted with neurosurgical tools and technologies, and performed interventions. With pre and postworkshop questionnaire, student's expectations and thoughts about camp was evaluated.Results: Forty-one students from 10 medical schools, spanning every year of study, attended the camp. Approximately 39% of the attendees (n = 16) were women and 61% (n = 25) were men. The post-workshop survey results demonstrated that 73% of the students (n = 30) were inclined to pursue a career in neurosurgery after the camp, 21.9% (n = 9) remained undecided, and 4.8% (n = 2) chose not to pursue neurosurgery. Feedback from the post-workshop questionnaire highlighted that all students perceived the camp as beneficial in providing insights into their future careers and aiding in making a decision regarding their career paths.The neurosurgical training camp effectively inspired and educated medical students about the discipline of neurosurgery. Furthermore, the camp effectively altered the career aspirations and perceptions of neurosurgery among the participating students.

    Keywords: Neurosurgery, training camp, Boot camp, Student education, surgical training

    Received: 16 May 2024; Accepted: 22 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Unal, aydın, Bilgic, eser, alper, taskapılıoglu, kafa, kocaeli, dogan, yılmazlar, bekar, sekerci and aksoy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: zuleyha alper, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa Uludağ University, Bursa, Türkiye

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