September 10, 2025Journal of CMEOpen Access

Exploring the Integration of Patient Perspectives in Surgeon Education: Awareness, Engagement and Barriers to Implementation

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Survey assessed barriers and awareness of patient perspectives in surgical education, suggesting improvements needed.

Incorporating patient perspectives in surgical education is crucial for patient-centred care, yet implementation is limited.
Despite 77.7% familiarity with patient inclusion, only 54.4% attended related education recently, indicating a gap.
Conducted interviews and a questionnaire among 68 surgeon faculty to explore current integration levels and barriers.
Key barriers identified include lack of awareness, institutional culture, time constraints, and ethical concerns hindering integration.

Vardar et al. (2025) studied this question.

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