• Sebastian Okwuchukwu Ekenze, Enoch Ogbonnaya Uche, Ikenna Ifeanyi Nnabugwu, Vincent Enemuo, David Okoh, Uko Kalu Uko, and Emmanuel Rapuluchukwu.
• Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, College of medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus.
• Afr Health Sci. 2022 Dec 1; 22 (4): 212219212-219.

Background/ObjectiveThis study assessed the surgery residents' evaluation of blended delivery of the 2020 Integrated Revision Course in Clinical Surgery (IRCCS) of the West African College of Surgeons undertaken as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsWe performed a cross-sectional survey of 234 participants of the 2020 IRCCS using self-administered questionnaire. The survey assessed the previous traditional course and various aspects of the novel blended course using 5-point Likert scale.ResultsOverall, 186 (79.5%) responded. The blended course had overall mean rating of 4.92 (on a 5-point scale) compared to 4.05 for the previous traditional course. Of the virtual aspect of the blended course, didactic lectures had the best mean rating of 4.32, while unmanned OSCE had the least with mean rating of 3.30. Aspects of the multicentre component of the blended course were rated highly with conduct of manned OSCE receiving the best mean rating of 4.26. The major challenge of the blended course format was poor internet connectivity (n =102; 54.8%).ConclusionBlended format of surgical training course is well rated by the surgery residents, and may be an effective means of delivery of clinical and non-clinical course contents during periods of disruption.© 2022 Ekenze SO et al.

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