P-121 - EDUCATION WITHOUT BORDERS: REACHING A GLOBAL AUDIENCE VIA A NOVEL VASCULAR RESEARCH PODCAST

TOPIC:
Education & Training
AUTHORS:
Satam K. (Yale School of Medicine ~ New Haven ~ United States of America) , Cardella J. (Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine ~ New Haven ~ United States of America) , Tonnessen B. (Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine ~ New Haven ~ United States of America) , Guzman R.J. (Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine ~ New Haven ~ United States of America) , Setia O. (Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine ~ New Haven ~ United States of America)
Introduction:
New streaming technologies have introduced novel educational opportunities for medical trainees. Podcasts are a contemporary global platform that allow professionals to learn on-the-go. This study analyzes our experience developing a podcast with curated research content summarizing high impact recent literature on new topics in each episode.
Methods:
A journal club-style podcast was created, incorporating a discussion of recent publications in three major vascular journals. Monthly workflow included literature search, screening, and production. The "RSS" podcasting server was used to publish episodes and collect listener data. Season 1 had 5 episodes. A Qualtrics survey about episode content, length, and usefulness was conducted after the conclusion of season 1, using a Likert scale (score 0-5).
Results:
Monthly workflow comprised of literature search (84 ± 25 min), article screening (168 ± 34 min), script preparation (24 ± 7 min), recording (170 ± 45 min), editing (54 ± 23 min), and distribution (18 ± 3 min). Total downloads for season 1 were 1447. Day 1 downloads increased from 25 for episode one to 81 for episode five. The total number of listeners increased with each episode. On day 7, episode one had 63 listeners while episode five had 134. On day 30, there were 140 downloads for episode 1, and 213 downloads for episode 5. (Figure 1) Total monthly downloads increased from 44 in September 2021 to 334 in January 2022. The episodes were streamed in 49 countries spanning 6 continents. (Figure 2) The survey had 23 responses. Of all the survey responders, 52.2% were students, 17.4% were trainees, 13% were practicing physicians, and 17.4% were other unspecified medical professionals. Users found the podcast helpful for keeping them updated on research with a score of 4.5 ± 0.7. The average score for user likelihood of recommending the podcast to colleagues was 4.6 ± 0.6. Content relevance was scored 4.6 ± 0.9. Episode length appropriateness had a score of 4.3 ± 0.9. The overall benefit from this podcast scored 4.5 ± 0.9.
Conclusion:
Podcasts are a valuable global distribution platform that can cater to a large multi-national audience. A research-based educational podcast is a feasible and effective method for disseminating academic content in international medical and scientific communities.
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