Author(s)
Amelia Sherron Lawrence BS
David J. Fei-Zhang
Leslie C. Hassett
Matthew L. Carlson M.D.
Joshua P. Wiedermann M.D.
Affiliation(s)
Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine; ; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Mayo Clinic Libraries, Rochester, MN; Mayo Clinic Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Rochester, MN ;
Abstract:
Educational Objective: At the conclusion of this presentation, the participants should be able to understand what extent is free open access medical education in otolaryngology being used globally.
Objectives: To explore global consumption of a free open access medical education platform for otolaryngology. Specifically, to determine the location, subspecialty content, and what type of information about otolaryngology is being consumed globally.
Study Design: Systematic review of the literature and descriptive report of worldly consumption of material overtime using web based analytics from a single free open access medical education platform in otolaryngology.
Methods: Systematic review was performed in routine, previously described PRISMA methods. Web based analytics were extracted to determine the location, frequency, education type (surgical video, podcast, or other) and subspecialty content that was consumed. Comparisons were made between high and low/middle income country consumption.
Results: Our systematic review reveals that no other analysis of this open access education platform has been performed and is the first to compare otolaryngology consumption between the World Bank country classifications. Analytics reveal a surprising amount of low and middle income country consumption and a pervasive consumption across most continents which is increasing over time.
Conclusions: As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, free web based educational platforms will become more important to the core learning style of newer generation otolaryngologists.