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Basic knowledge must already be acquired on a pre-graduate level at medical school. The SARS-CoV-19 pandemic has pushed students to explore digital online platforms to complement their medical education. This study aimed to assess the utility of short educational videos and the importance of digital learning methods to teach abdominal surgery.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A literature review was performed for a thorough understanding of educational videos. Short videos were then created covering different topics of abdominal surgery. To evaluate the utility of such videos, three consecutive cohorts of medical students were compared. The first cohort comprised students studying without the videos (V0), whereas the second and third cohorts had access to the videos (V1, V2). 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A median overall improvement of 12.5% between V0 and V1 examination results was observed.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>This study emphasizes the importance of implementing innovative teaching methods in modern medical education. Students expressed a strong demand for short educational videos. 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