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August 6, 2025PLOS Global Public HealthOpen Access

Measuring the impact of medical education in resource limited settings: A scoping review

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EJE JonesESEloise StantonUniversity of Southern CaliforniaSEShervin EtemadUniversity of Southern California

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Implication

Scoping review evaluates the impact of medical education programs on patient-level outcomes in resource limited settings, highlighting measurement gaps.

Key Points

  • MAIN FINDING: The review identifies a lack of standardized metrics for measuring the impact of medical education in resource limited settings.
  • KEY EVIDENCE: Only 6 out of 32 articles assessed patient-level impact, focusing on outcomes like decreased complications and mortality rates.
  • APPROACH: The scoping review analyzed 1504 articles from four databases, adhering to PRISMA-ScR guidelines in its methodology.
  • SIGNIFICANCE: Emphasizing patient-level impact can help enhance the effectiveness of medical education programs and guide future investment in surgical workforce training.

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Jones et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a0f99e6551bb0af8d1562https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004637
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