title: [Chances and Potential of a Modern Surgical Skills Lab as Substantial Practical Part of the Study of Human Medicine - "The Magdeburg Model"].
abstract: Introduction:Surgical education of medical students within "skills labs" have not been standardised throughout Germany as yet; there is a substantial impact of available aspects such as personal and space at the various medical schools.Aim:The aim of this contribution is to illustrate the concept of a surgical skills lab in detail, including curricular teaching and integrated facultative courses at the Medical School, University of Magdeburg ("The Magdeburg Model") in the context of a new and reconstructed area for the skills lab at the Magdeburg's apprenticeship center for medical basic abilities (MAMBA).Method:We present an overview on the spectrum of curricular and facultative teaching activities within the surgical part of the skills lab. Student evaluation of this teaching concept is implemented using the programme "EvaSys" and evaluation forms adapted to the single courses.Results:By establishing MAMBA, the options for a practice-related surgical education have been substantially improved. Student evaluations of former courses presented within the skills lab and the chance of moving the skills lab into a more generous and reconstructed area led to a reorganisation of seminars and courses. New additional facultative courses held by student tutors have been introduced and have shown to be of great effect, in particular, because of their interdisciplinary character.Conclusion:Practice-related surgical education within a skills lab may have the potential to effectively prepare medical students for their professional life. In addition, it allows one to present and teach the most important basic skills in surgery, which need to be pursued by every student. An enthusiastic engagement of the Office for Student Affairs can be considered the crucial and indispensable link between clinical work and curricular as well as facultative teaching with regard to organisation and student evaluation. The practice-related teaching parts and contents at the surgical section of a skills lab should be integrated into the National Competence-based Catalogue of Teaching Aims in Medicine ("NKLM").
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg A. ö. R., Deutschland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Piatek
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Plastische, Ästhetische und Handchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg A. ö. R., Deutschland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Altmann
authors.affiliation: Arbeitsbereich Kinderchirurgie, Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- & Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg A. ö. R., Deutschland.
authors.forename: H-J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Haß
authors.affiliation: Studiendekanat, Medizinische Fakultät, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Werwick
authors.affiliation: Studiendekanat, Medizinische Fakultät, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Winkler-Stuck
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Herz- und Thoraxchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg A. ö. R., Deutschland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zardo
authors.affiliation: Studentenschaft des Humanmedizinstudiums, Medizinische Fakultät, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: von Daake
authors.affiliation: Studentenschaft des Humanmedizinstudiums, Medizinische Fakultät, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baumann
authors.affiliation: Studentenschaft des Humanmedizinstudiums, Medizinische Fakultät, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahmanzadeh
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- & Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg A. ö. R., Magdeburg, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chiapponi
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Nieren- und Hochdruckkrankheiten, Diabetologie & Endokrinologie, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg A. ö. R., Deutschland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Reschke
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- & Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg A. ö. R., Magdeburg, Germany.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008297:Male; D017145:Models, Educational; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000193:education*