title: The role of student surgical interest groups and surgical Olympiads in anatomical and surgical undergraduate training in Russia.
abstract: Traditional department-based surgical interest groups in Russian medical schools are useful tools for student-based selection of specialty training. They also form a nucleus for initiating research activities among undergraduate students. In Russia, the Departments of Topographical Anatomy and Operative Surgery play an important role in initiating student-led research and providing learners with advanced, practical surgical skills. In tandem with department-led activities, student surgical interest groups prepare learners through surgical competitions, known as "Surgical Olympiads," which have been conducted in many Russian centers on a regular basis since 1988. Surgical Olympiads stimulate student interest in the development of surgical skills before graduation and encourage students to choose surgery as their postgraduate specialty. Many of the participants in these surgical Olympiads have become highly qualified specialists in general surgery, orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, urology, gynecology, and emergency medicine. The present article emphasizes the role of student interest groups and surgical Olympiads in clinical anatomical and surgical undergraduate training in Russia.
authors: Department of Topographical Anatomy and Operative Surgery, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia.
authors: Sergey
authors: S
authors: Dydykin
authors: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, MARA University of Technology, Jalan Hospital, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors: Marina
authors: M
authors: Kapitonova
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000193:education*; D002321:Career Choice; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004522:Educational Status; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D012426:Russia; D013038:Specialization; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*
keywords: assessment; gross anatomy education; medical education in Russia; students' scientific interest groups; surgical Olympiads; surgical competitions; surgical education; surgical interest groups; testing