Surgical Operating Room Enhancement Curriculum for Medical Students

Wayne State University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Operating Rooms; Gynecology; Medical Education

Treatments: Other: Surgical Operating Room Enrichment Course; Other: Active Comparator #1

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07006337

IRB-24-06-6938

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess whether integrating an enhanced Surgical Operating Room (OR) curriculum into the medical student program improves knowledge and proficiency in gynecologic surgical techniques and procedures among medical students at Wayne State University. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does the Surgical Operating Room Enrichment Course increase medical students' knowledge and comfort with gynecologic surgical procedures?

Does participation in the course improve students' clinical perceptions and management of gynecologic emergencies?

Researchers will compare students who participate in the Surgical Operating Room Enrichment Course (intervention group) to those who complete the standard rotation (control group) to see if the enhanced curriculum leads to greater improvements in knowledge and clinical skills.

Participants will:

Attend virtual didactic lectures covering gynecologic anatomy, perioperative care, surgical techniques, and management of gynecologic emergencies

Complete pre- and post-training surveys assessing knowledge, skills, and perceptions related to gynecologic surgery

This study involves approximately 60 medical students, with participation being voluntary and all responses de-identified.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Medical students currently enrolled in the Wayne State University OBGYN clinical rotation (5-week block)
• Willingness to voluntarily participate in surveys and training sessions
• Ability to attend all didactic lectures

Exclusion criteria

• Prior completion of a structured surgical operating room enrichment course (e.g., elective subspecialty training)
• Inability to participate virtual sessions due to conflicting clinical/academic schedules
• Non-English speakers (due to English-language survey instruments)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Surgical Operating Room Enrichment Course

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this arm will receive the enhanced Surgical Operating Room (OR) Enrichment Course as part of their medical student curriculum. This intervention includes both didactic lectures led by gynecology-trained physicians. The curriculum covers preoperative evaluation, perioperative complication prevention, gynecologic anatomy, surgical techniques, gynecologic emergencies, operative decision-making, postoperative care, and OR tasks and procedures. Participants will complete pre- and post-intervention surveys to assess changes in knowledge, proficiency, and clinical perceptions related to gynecologic surger

Treatment:

Other: Surgical Operating Room Enrichment Course

Standard Curriculum (Control)

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this arm will follow the standard medical student curriculum for the gynecology rotation, without the additional enrichment course. At the end of their rotation, they will complete a questionnaire assessing their baseline knowledge and perceptions of gynecologic surgery. No additional didactic or hands-on surgical skills training beyond the standard curriculum will be provided to this group

Treatment:

Other: Active Comparator #1