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Background <p>Amputations are complex procedures with profound physical, psychological, and social impacts. Despite their clinical importance, amputation care is poorly represented in UK undergraduate medical curricula. This study evaluates final-year medical students’ exposure, confidence, and perceptions regarding amputation care.</p> Methods <p>A national, cross-sectional survey was distributed to final-year students across all 40 UK medical schools between August and December 2024. The survey assessed formal teaching, clinical exposure, confidence across key domains, and perceived barriers. Statistical analysis included Mann–Whitney U and Kruskal–Wallis tests.</p> Results <p>Of 654 respondents, 70.9% reported no formal teaching on amputation care, and 18.0% had not encountered an amputation patient. Only 11.5% rated existing teaching as effective. Confidence was low regarding the psychological (43%) and physiological (51%) management of patients with amputions, and 71.9% lacked familiarity with support services. Students with teaching or clinical exposure reported significantly higher confidence levels (p &lt; 0.001). Major barriers identified included limited teaching (79.4%) and inadequate clinical exposure (61.5%). Encouragingly, 71.4% expressed willingness to attend future workshops.</p> Conclusions <p>Significant gaps exist in undergraduate education on amputation care, contributing to low student confidence. Structured teaching, enhanced clinical exposure, and collaboration with specialist organisations are urgently needed. A national framework would ensure consistent preparation for managing patients with amputations across UK graduates.</p>

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Undergraduate exposure and confidence to amputations and amputee care: a national survey of final-year UK medical students

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    2025年11月27日

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  • Ameen Mahmood,
  • Helena Macdonald,
  • Iihan Ali,
  • Gwennan Shewring,
  • Sofia Breeze,
  • Matthew Wordsworth,
  • Aashlesha Galla,
  • Abinaya Arulalagan,
  • Aditya Bose-Mandal,
  • Agata Baczynska,
  • Agnese Tiranti,
  • Alice Gait,
  • Anas Mohamed,
  • Andrei Balan,
  • Aparajith Sathish Kumar,
  • Becky Leveridge,
  • Bethany Hatten,
  • Charlotte Cross,
  • Charlotte Nicollin,
  • Charlotte Rose Bairstow,
  • Chandan Sekhon,
  • Emily Taylor,
  • Gurjivan Sohal,
  • Hiya Grover,
  • Ivan Abbott,
  • Jemi Maliyil,
  • Jenin Ola,
  • Judy Elfakharany,
  • Kai Jian Chin,
  • Kojo Dankwa,
  • Lavanya Natarajan,
  • Leo Hird,
  • Lucy Bowden,
  • Malaika Ali,
  • Mark Ramzy-Riad,
  • Mikesh Patel,
  • Nishka Patel,
  • Omar Farooq,
  • Rananjay Singh,
  • Ranoo Rebaz Jamal,
  • Roni Parnes,
  • Roshni Patel,
  • Ryan Baguley,
  • Saleha Irshad,
  • Samuel Gamblin,
  • Sameera Oruganti,
  • Shivam Kotecha,
  • Simran Khutan,
  • Tom Renny,
  • Vaishvi Dalal,
  • Vanessa Evans,
  • Wibah Ibrahim Adnan,
  • Az-Zubayr Sahraoui

摘要

Background

Amputations are complex procedures with profound physical, psychological, and social impacts. Despite their clinical importance, amputation care is poorly represented in UK undergraduate medical curricula. This study evaluates final-year medical students’ exposure, confidence, and perceptions regarding amputation care.

Methods

A national, cross-sectional survey was distributed to final-year students across all 40 UK medical schools between August and December 2024. The survey assessed formal teaching, clinical exposure, confidence across key domains, and perceived barriers. Statistical analysis included Mann–Whitney U and Kruskal–Wallis tests.

Results

Of 654 respondents, 70.9% reported no formal teaching on amputation care, and 18.0% had not encountered an amputation patient. Only 11.5% rated existing teaching as effective. Confidence was low regarding the psychological (43%) and physiological (51%) management of patients with amputions, and 71.9% lacked familiarity with support services. Students with teaching or clinical exposure reported significantly higher confidence levels (p < 0.001). Major barriers identified included limited teaching (79.4%) and inadequate clinical exposure (61.5%). Encouragingly, 71.4% expressed willingness to attend future workshops.

Conclusions

Significant gaps exist in undergraduate education on amputation care, contributing to low student confidence. Structured teaching, enhanced clinical exposure, and collaboration with specialist organisations are urgently needed. A national framework would ensure consistent preparation for managing patients with amputations across UK graduates.