Catch me if you can…early simulation efforts affect fundamental surgical skill assessment scores

Module-Based Arthroscopic Knee Simulator Training Improves Technical Skills in Naive Learners: A Randomized Trial

“…5 It also has been noted that simulation training is a superior method of training residents compared with traditional didactic-style lectures. 3 Residents who had never performed arthroscopy and trained via simulation outperformed residents who only received didactic training. 6 The VirtaMed simulator (VirtaMed ArthroS; VirtaMed AG, Zurich, Switzerland) includes a computerized mentoring program that describes procedures and assesses user skills based on time of completion, instrument path length and iatrogenic injuries.…”

Training, testing and remediating: the importance of simulation for surgical trainees

“…With work‐hour regulations limiting time spent in hands‐on clinical activity (operating, patient care, emergency room evaluations, etc. ), the classic apprenticeship model of surgical training is moving towards one based on competency . Simulation allows safe standardization of training and has utility in assessment and remediation.…”

“…We teach simple and complex surgical skills using models . Some of our most utilized models are the knot‐tying and cricothyrotomy models.…”

“…), the classic apprenticeship model of surgical training is moving towards one based on competency. 5 Simulation allows safe standardization of training and has utility in assessment and remediation. Ingraining deliberate practice and 1:1 feedback into training promote skill acquisition and long-term retention.…”

“…We teach simple and complex surgical skills using models. 1,3,5,6 Some of our most utilized models are the knottying and cricothyrotomy models. Using a simple vessel-ligation model (comprised of skinny balloons filled with faux blood), trainees tie across the balloon in a spill tray to 'ligate the vessel'.…”