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P.150 The Canadian Medical Student Interest Group in Neurosurgery (CaMSIGN) platform: a retrospective study on Canadian medical students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2022

S Arfaie
Affiliation:
(Montreal)
MS Mashayekhi
Affiliation:
(Vancouver)
PL Farimani
Affiliation:
(Vancouver)*
B Hakak-Zargar
Affiliation:
(Geelong)
P Kawalec
Affiliation:
(Winnipeg)
J Saini
Affiliation:
(Saskatoon)*
ER Swan
Affiliation:
(Vancouver)
DJ Sonfack
Affiliation:
(Laval)
A Ahmed
Affiliation:
(London)
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Abstract

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Background: The Canadian Medical Student Interest Group in Neurosurgery (CaMSIGN) is the first neurosurgery platform of its kind in Canada. Methods: In this retrospective study, data from CaMSIGN’s online platforms have been collated from February 2021 to the present and analyzed to show trends in user engagement. Results: CaMSIGN events generated 1,575 views on YouTube (384 from Canada). The total watch time was 170.3 hours, of which 43.9 hours were Canadian (28.5%). The total views normalized by the total number of students interested in neurosurgery was 17.12 hours. The normalized Canadian view was 4.17. 717 people follow the CaMSIGN Facebook account (normalized= 7.79). 152 people follow our Instagram (normalized= 1.65). 338 people follow our Twitter (normalized= 3.67). This number is comparable to that of estimated practicing neurosurgeons in Canada (333). A total of 32,974 people visited the Twitter page, with a monthly average of 2747.8. Lastly, the campaign website has had 5,811 visitors since its launch in June 2021 with a monthly average of 695.57 visitors. The number of website visitors has increased at a rate of 3.1327 visitors/month. Conclusions: Through this initiative, our aim has been to model a pan-Canadian approach to neurosurgery.

Type
Poster Presentations
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation