[What education means in surgery? A surgery among chirurgical residents in university hospital in Strasbourg].
OBJECTIVE
Numerous tools for surgical education are available. The objective of the study is to know how future surgeons do feel about these different possibilities to learn and what do they think about the place of e-learning, or virtual universities and on-line training and learning in their formation.


METHODS
A questionnaire has been sent to each surgical student of Strasbourg University. Learning and training methods were evaluated: observation, fellowship, Internet, reading videos, reading books or scientific journals, discovery of pathology by oneself or performing surgical procedures by oneself, sharing meetings, playing pedagogic games.


RESULTS
Fellowship is voted by plebiscite, as using Internet which grows the usual book contents thanks to interactivity, videos, quickenings and actuality of the inquiries. The difficulties to approach this tool is emphasized : the cost, availability, time consuming, lack of any tutor, ability with a computer. Dissection of corpses or live animals is wished by the majority of young surgeons. Using simulators or robots remains something for the future and must be evaluated.


CONCLUSIONS
Fellowship is voted by plebiscite for learning surgery. The interest for new technologies of communication is more out of curiosity than necessity.
Becmeur
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Service de chirurgie infantile, hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, 67098 Strasbourg cedex, France. Francois.Becmeur@chru-strasbourg.fr
Grandadam
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Kirch
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Mutter
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Quels moyens de formation en chirurgie ? A propos d'une enquête aux hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg auprès des internes en chirurgie.