Author:
,Bandyopadhyay Soham,Kanmounye Ulrick S.,Madani Katayoun S.,Beltrano Joana,Isa Mashkur A.,Ooi Reuben Y. K.,Swaroop Mamta,Shah Sayed S. N. H.,Kawka Michal,Nteranya Daniel S.,Khalil Halimah,Badwi Nermin,Anyomih Theophilus T. K.,Twizeyimana Eric,Kimura Hitomi,Matovu Dissan,Rahman Sajibur,Sana Hamaiyal,Reid Kevouy,Alam Syeda Fatema,Shah Priyansh,Ndayiragije Raoul,Shabani Moshi M.,Ruzibukya Victor,Patel Naeem Abdul Yusuf,Fissha Aemon B.,Patil Poorvaprabha,Udeme-Abasi Nelson,Ng Yuki J.,Brake Aaron Daniel,Arshad Abdul Rehman,Adekanle Adeola,Elmelegy Ahmed Ayman,Wilkinson Aimee,Turab Al Hasnat,Kilany Amany Mostafa Taha,Hadzić Amar,Naeme Amina,Pranjić Anamaria,Snyder Andrew,Shahrin Anika,Adefolaju Anthonia,Jayaram Anusha,Muhumuza Arsen,Nyalundja Arsène Daniel,Hayashi Asumi,Oda Ayaka,Kuroki Ayuka,Mbogo Bancy Waithera,Wariso Bathsheba,Hauser Blake M.,Willey Brea,Mlula Chipegwa,Jordan Chloe,Phiri Christabel,Selvakumaran Chunying,Dambo Collins Ighaba,Peck Connor J.,Chukwudi-Oje Cynthia,Evans Daisy,Otobo Daniel David,Garba Deen,Kasongi Doreen,Mulwanda Edwin M.,Olarinre Erinfolami Habiba,Annang Esther,Soliman Fady K.,Muchemi Faith Wambui,Ademović Fatih,Msikwa Fidelis,Yi Foo Chuan,Goodluck Gregory,Karelas Gregory,Levy Hannah A.,Sprow Holly,Huzaifa Ibrahim Bin,Lee James,Ferdous Jannatul,Henry Kaweesi,Suko Jasmina,Barayya Khair Ul,Mohamed Khairoon Abdulkadir,Das Kieran,Iftikhar Komal,Kurosawa Kota,Nunez Kristin Cardiel,Langston Kyle,Amlani Lahin,Stewart Latoya A.,Chun Leong Kah,Soliman Mahmoud Ayman,Akter Maisha Samiha Binte,Bjeletić Marija,de Andres Crespo Marta,Saad Marwa,Menard Maylander,Faisal Md. Fahim,Kakwani Mehak,Riaz Mehr Muhammad Adeel,Musyoki Mercellina Nduku,Malešević Milica,Pueschel Miriam,Adwi Mohamed,Jalloh Mohamed Bella,Ghanem Mohamed E.,Bashir Mohammed Talha,Raja Momna Sajjad,Faulkner Monalisa M. J.,Fatima Moomtahina,Chitalu Mubanga,Al Mubin Muktasid,Armand Mushila Nguza,Bizwell Mwaba Kabwe,Choi Myoung Hyun,Khan Navid Mahmud,Adeyemo Olaoluwa,Hassan Oyindayo,Chana Pavanraj Singh,Stephen Praise Oluwajuwon,Menon Priyanka,Miura Rieko,Terashima Rika,Fender Robert Zachary,Elsayed Rokaya Salah,Rayner Rosie,Takahashi Ryo,Ilyas Saad,Hasan Sakib,Dawo Sallu,Tebha Sameer Saleem,Kafle Samipya,Hussein Sara M.,Honjo Sarah,Shah Sayed Shah Nur Hussein,Ooi Setthasorn Zhi Yang,Aliyu Shamsudeen,Rehman Shahyan Ur,Usami Shinju,Kachi Shion,Shafi Shiraz,Al Majid Sulaymaan,Ahnaf Syed Ramiz,Muhammad Syed Zaki,Mizuguchi Takako,Maseland Tashi,Teh Wei Xiang,Shah Viraj,Chen Wentin,Mauya William,Yoon Won Young,Issiou Yacine,Yek Xinye,Tsumura Yoshiki,Nishikawa Yurika,Khan Zara
Abstract
Abstract
Background
The principles of global surgery should be taught as a part of the core curriculum in medical schools. The need for medical students to be familiar with the topic is increasing in acceptance. There is, however, a paucity of data on how medical students are exposed to global surgery. This study aims to evaluate exposure of medical students to global surgery, awareness of the key messages of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery, global surgery career aspirations and barriers to said aspirations.
Methods
ISOMERS was a multi-centre, online, cross-sectional survey of final year medical students globally. The questionnaire utilised a combination of Likert-scale, multiple-choice, and free text questions.
Results
In this study, 1593 final year medical students from 144 medical schools in 20 countries participated. The majority (n = 869/1496, 58.1%) believed global surgery to be relevant, despite 17.7% (n = 271/1535) having any exposure to global surgery. Most participants (n = 1187/1476, 80.4%) wanted additional resources on global surgery. Difficulty in providing appropriate care for patients living abroad (n = 854/1242, 68.8%) was the most common perceived barrier to a career in global surgery.
Conclusions
Participants believed global surgery was a relevant topic for medical students and wanted additional resources that they could access on global surgery. It is critical for medical students to become aware that global surgery is a field that aims to address inequity in surgical care not just internationally, but nationally and locally as well.