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Cir Gen 2013; 35 (1)

Assessment of aptitudes according to gender for the learning of surgical techniques. Men or women?

Azcoitia MF, Caballero GAG, Guerrero DAC, Azcoitia RC

Language: Spanish
References: 23
Page: 41-48
PDF size: 176.44 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Objective: To assess the aptitudes of male and female students of Medicine to establish if there is a limited capacity per gender in the learning of surgical techniques.
Setting: School of Health Sciences, Anahuac University North, Mexico City.
Design: Retrospective, comparative, observational analysis of educational research.
Statistical analysis: Student’s t test.
Material and Methods: We reviewed the results obtained according to gender in 261 students regarding eight surgical techniques courses taught from July 2006 to June 2010. Aptitude was defined as a general feature pertaining to each individual that eases learning of specific tasks and differs him/her from other individuals. We evaluated nine educational experiences, integrated in six categories: 1) written examinations, 2) practices in the operating room, execution, 3) execution of homeworks and projects, 4) participation in classes, 5) use of informatics and communication tools, and 6) final integrating score.
Results: In five of the nine analyzed experiences, women attained statistically significant higher scores.
Conclusion: In an undergraduate surgical techniques course, women had no limits in their aptitude, capacity, or behavior as compared to male students.


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