Student Research in Surgery
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STARSurg is a student-led collaborative that empowers medical students to participate in national research studies related to surgery. It facilitates annual research projects involving over 1000 collaborators across multiple medical schools. Participating students gain transferable skills in research, audit, and evidence-based practice while making meaningful contributions through studies published in top journals. STARSurg aims to promote a culture of student engagement in research through training, online resources, and recognition of student work.
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Student Research in Surgery
- 1. Student Audit and Research in Surgery National Collaborative Audit & Research Group www.STARSurg.org What is STARSurg?
- 2. www.STARSurg.org Medical Student Audit & Research • Why participate in research? – “Doctors as clinicians.. Doctors as Scientists..” (1) – Professional and personal development • Is student research important? – Yes – Evidence-based medicine – Heparin, Insulin, Sino-Atrial Node – student discoveries! (2) • Is participation easy? – Not currently – Many obstacles exist (3) (1) Tomorrow’s Doctors 2009 (2) Stringer et al 2009 (3) Nikkar-Esfahani et al. 2012
- 3. www.STARSurg.org Principles of STARSurg • Empower student researchers • Facilitate academic engagement • Promote research & audit training • Build a culture of collaboration • Promote evidence-based practice • Meritocratic recognition
- 4. www.STARSurg.org What to Expect? • Annual , student-led national project • Bi-annual research training meetings ― Ethics and research governance ― Data collection and analysis ― Paper review and critique • Online training modules • Signposting to further opportunities
- 5. www.STARSurg.org Why get involved? • Transferable skills • Learn about audit and research • Evidence of participation in audit • PubMed citable authorship • CV enhancement
- 6. www.STARSurg.org The STARSurg Model Steering Committee Regional Co-ordinators Collaborators
- 8. www.STARSurg.org STARSurg Growth STARSurg I 109 hospitals 258 students 1,500 patients DISCOVER 165 hospitals >1,000 collaborators >10,000 patients OAKS 180 hospitals >1,200 collaborators >5,000 patients 2013 2014 2015
- 9. www.STARSurg.org First STARSurg Project: 2013 “Impact of postoperative non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on adverse events after gastrointestinal surgery” British Journal of Surgery (Impact Factor: 5.21; top-5 world surgical journal)
- 14. www.STARSurg.org STARSurg Projects Medical Schools in both UK & Ireland For more information visit our website! 2014 2015
- 15. New Initiatives • Online Twitter Journal Club • Successfully published a number of journal letters • Foundation in Research & Audit Skills taught course • Full-day or afternoon course run by STARSurg www.STARSurg.org
- 16. www.STARSurg.org STARSurg Publications Main Collaborative studies: STARSurg Collaborative. Impact of post-operative non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs on adverse events after gastrointestinal surgery. British Journal of Surgery, 2014; 101(11): 1413–1423. PMID: 25091299. STARSurg Collaborative. Multicentre prospective cohort study of body mass index and postoperative complications following gastrointestinal surgery. Br J Surg. 2016 Aug;103(9):1157-72. Our Educational Evidence Base: Chapman SJ, Glasbey JCD, Khatri C, Kelly M, Nepogodiev D, Bhangu A, Fitzgerald JE. Promoting Research and Audit at Medical School: Evaluating the Educational Impact of Participation in a Student-Led National Cohort Study. BMC Medical Education 2015, 15:47. PMID: 25879617. STARSurg Collaborative. Medical research and audit skills training for undergraduates: An international analysis and student-focused needs assessment. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 2018 Jan;94(1107):37-42.
- 17. www.STARSurg.org Ongoing Charity Development SURG Foundation Registered charity number 1159898 http://globalsurg.org/http://www.starsurg.org/ PLEASE DONATE HERE: https://www.givey.com/surg_foundation
- 18. www.STARSurg.org Join our mailing lists! Previously supported by the Academy of Medical Science:
Editor's Notes
- 1a) Medical student research at present – why is it important to participate in research? – Tomorrow’s Doctors hold it as a core competency – students need to develop as clinicians and also scientists. 1b) We need to build the next generation of academics – student must develop key academic skills 2) Student research is important to promote evidence-based medicine. 3) Participation is not easily – students are motivated but obstacles exist. How can we overcome therse?
- STARSurg may be the answer. Principles: 1) To empower medical students to participate in and lead high quality research 2) To facilitate research training and promote excellence in research 3) To build a culture of collaboration. Collaboration (“the power of many”) will ultimately benefit medical research and patients 4) Engrain evidence-based practice into everyday clinical activities
- STARSurg is more than just a national project. Participation will ultimately lead to participation in a high quality, protocol-guided, student-led national study/audit Free, training meetings will be held to facilitate research training Online training modules will supplement meetings and participation Further opportunities – trainee-led groups etc.
- 1)Transferable skills = employment = success. They are VALUABLE 2) Medical schools often require evidence of participation in audit – this may count towards 3) Ultimate product will be a paper with all authors pubmed citable 4) CV enhancement at all stages – training, paper, collaboratating
- The STARSurg model supports collaborators and ensures high quality delivery of the study
- A staggering 253 students collected data from 31 schools in 109 hospitals They results were published in the British Journal of Surgery – Europes Premier Surgical Journal
- The first STARSurg study was a great success
- Contact us and register interest.