Although a simulator cannot perfectly replicate surgery, the Vigo grommet trainer is an excellent tool to provide valuable practice in acquiring and developing the skills needed to perform drain placement in the operating theater.

Simulation is emerging as a mandatory component of surgical training. The egg is an excellent cost-effective model for drilling and dissection training and helps in improving surgical skills, enables learning of fine motor skills, and allows repeated practice. Although this method of training does help one control a drill and manual instrumentation, it does not help with temporal bone anatomy knowledge.

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