Instructor-Assisted Synchronous Online versus Face-to-Face Suturing Training: Effects on Learning and 3-Month Retention in a Randomized Controlled Trial

Ezgi Ağadayı, Arif Onan, Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University

Surgical Innovation

Published online on August 28, 2025

Abstract

Surgical Innovation, Volume 33, Issue 1, Page 47-59, February 2026.
BackgroundThis study evaluates the learning and retention of basic suturing skills among pre-graduate medical students through instructor-assisted synchronous online (ASO) vs face-to-face (FF) instruction.MethodsA randomized controlled experimental design ...