Research Article
Plastic Surgery Inclusion in the Undergraduate Medical Curriculum: Perception, Challenges, and Career Choice—A Comparative Study
Table 2
Undergraduate plastic surgery teaching.
| (a) Method for plastic surgery teaching |
| | Options | McGill % () | Birmingham % () | χ2, value | Non-medical staff % () | χ2, value |
| | Seminars | 23.61 (17) | 25.73 (44) | NS | 40.48 (68) | 10.91, | | Clinical attachment | 56.94 (41) | 36.84 (63) | 8.363, | 64.29 (108) | 18.36, | | Lectures | 61.11 (44) | 38.01 (65) | 10.93, | 50 (84) | NS | | Problem based learning | 15.72 (11) | 13.45 (23) | NS | 36.9 (62) | 29.13, | | Research project | 11.11 (8) | 8.12 (14) | NS | 27.38 (46) | 42.41, | | Optional module | 54.17 (39) | 61.4 (105) | NS | 42.86 (72) | NS |
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| (b) Duration for an optional module in plastic surgery |
| | Weeks | McGill % () | Birmingham % () | χ2, value | Non-medical staff % () | χ2, value |
| | 0–2 | 69.44 (50) | 76.74 (132) | NS | 7.14 (12) | 182.96, | | 3-4 | 30.56 (22) | 21.64 (37) | NS | 30.36 (51) | NS | | 5-6 | 0% | 1.17 (2) | NS | 61.9 (104) | 193.63, |
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