AMSUN ACADEMICS COMMITTEE

Clinical Anatomy and Surgical Skills Training (CASST) Needs Assessment

A. STUDENT DETAILS
1. Sex Male Female
2. Level of Education 4th yr 5th yr

3. Most probable speciality in future as of now (tick one)

General Surgery Pathology Psychiatry

Please specify
Internal Medicine Obs/Gyn Other
Orthopaedic Surgery Paediatrics Undecided

B. CLINICAL ANATOMY

4.My recollection of musculoskeletal anatomy is Excellent Average Marginal

5.My recollection of neurovascular anatomy is Excellent Average Marginal
6.The unit that I find most challenging to recall is Embryology Histology Gross
7.I believe that the utility of anatomy to my practice in future will be
More than adequate
Adequate
Inadequate
8. I believe a refresher course in clinical anatomy would be
Quite helpful
Marginally helpful
Not helpful at all
C. SURGICAL SKILLS

9. I observe surgical procedures mostly at

Casualty Minor Theatre Major Theatre Rarely
10. I have scrubbed in for minor surgical procedures ___ times
0 (zero) 1-5 6-10 > 10

11. I have scrubbed in for major surgical procedures ___ times

0 (zero) 1-5 6-10 > 10
Choose the single best response for statements 12 – 22 as corresponds to the three options available

My knowledge on Excellent Average Marginal

12. ...how to position and drape the surgical patient is
13. ...positioning of personnel during surgical procedures is
14. ...personnel required in the operating theatre is
15. ...identification of surgical instruments is
16. ...the intended purpose of specific surgical instruments is
17. ...common incisions in thoraco-abdominal general surgery is
18. ...common incisions in Obs/Gyn procedures is
19. ...common incisions in orthopaedic procedures is
20. ...suture types and their purposes is
21. ...knot-tying is
22. ...the workings of a Skills Laboratory is

23. The impact of a Skills Laboratory on students’ knowledge and practise of surgery is
Marked Average Marginal

24. The surgery skills taught in the casualty setting are

Excellent Average Marginal
Open-ended question

25. Briefly, how would you enhance the casualty experience? _______________________________

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Clinical Anatomy and Surgical Skills Training (CASST) Needs Assessment