Preoperative surgical planning by medical students with project-based learning (PrjBL) approach

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K14349
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 09080:Science education-related
• Research Institution: Keio University
• Principal Investigator: HORI SHUTARO 慶應義塾大学, 医学部(信濃町), 助教 (20528559)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 術前評価 / 医学生 / 臨床実習 / Project Based Learning / アクティブラーニング / 日本外科学会定期学術集会 / 日本外科学会雑誌

Outline of Final Research Achievements

From April 2019 to March 2021, the learning strategy named as “Preoperative surgical planning by medical students with project-based learning (PrjBL) approach” was conducted for approximately 350 students. The change of students' awareness on preoperative surgical management was evaluated through a questionnaire format.The results showed that the students' interests in knowledge about surgical panning, such as surgical anatomy, surgical indications and risk assessment increased at the end of the training, while their interest in knowledge about surgery itself, such as surgical technique and procedures, decreased.This learning strategy was presented at several domestic academic societies and research meetings, including the Japan Surgical Society Annual Meeting (twice), and were also published twice in the Journal of the Japanese Surgical Society.

Free Research Field

医学教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本教育方略のコンセプトは国内外に類例がなく、実施可能性、その教育効果が未検証であった.今回の研究により、本教育方略が従来の医学部教育の枠組みの中で無理なく実施できること、コロナ禍における制限された教育環境でも、教育コンテンツのオンライン化などで継続して実施可能であることが実証された。すなわち、本教育方略は本邦の医学教育において環境を問わず実施可能な、汎用性の高い教育方略と考える。
教育効果としては実習修了時に術前評価に関する重要性の認識が増す一方で、手術内容に対する重要性の認識が減少した。バランスのよい外科医学教育を実施するうえで本教育方略の適切な立ち位置についてはなお検討を要する。