Evaluating surgical airway education intervention for medical students
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Implication StatementA targeted surgical airway session with interactive lecture and teaching is useful in undergraduate medical education settings with limited prior critical care and otolaryngology teaching. This session allows students to learn basic surgical airway anatomy, devices, and clinical scenarios. It requires minimal personnel, utilizes online lecture resources, and uses cost-effective reusable products obtained largely from expired hospital inventory. The session aims to enhance clinical competency for learners in clerkship when caring for surgical airway patients. The participants in the session should be able to understand the anatomy of surgical airways, understand the steps of performing an emergency surgical airway, and assess and manage surgical airways.
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