Learn, prepare and step confidently into the operating theatre
Congratulations for completing this online resource on introducing medical students to theatre. We hope you found this resource helpful and enjoyable.
We wanted to take the time to thank everyone at the Bristol Royal Infirmary Children’s hospital who took the time to teach us during our placement. It has been an incredible experience and we (Muhammad, Ibrahim and Joe) have really valued our time here.
We also wanted to thank Dominic Alder, John Jeffery and Fergall Monsell for this opportunity and the help they gave us throughout this placement.
Throughout our resource we have used external research papers and websites.
(1) Croghan, S.M., Phillips, C. and Howson, W. (2019). The operating theatre as a classroom: a literature review of medical student learning in the theatre environment. International Journal of Medical Education, [online] 10, pp.75–87. doi:https://doi.org/10.5116/ijme.5ca7.afd1
(2) Roebuck, A. and Harrison, E.M. (2017). Operating theatre etiquette, sterile technique and surgical site preparation. Surgery (Oxford), 35(4), pp.177–184. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpsur.2017.01.015
(3) Weinberg, D., Saleh, M. and Sinha, Y. (2014). Twelve tips for medical students to maximise learning in theatre. Medical Teacher, 37(1), pp.34–40. doi:https://doi.org/10.3109/0142159x.2014.932899
(4) Johns Hopkins Medicine (2020). Surgical Team. [online] www.hopkinsmedicine.org. Available at: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/the-surgical-team
Who’s Who in the Surgical Team. [online] Royal College of Surgeons. Available at: https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/patient-care/surgical-staff-and-regulation/whos-who-in-the-surgical-team/