Predictors of Technical Skill Acquisition Among Resident Trainees in a Laparoscopic Skills Education Program

Abstract

A laparoscopic technical curriculum can achieve basic proficiency even when taught to a diverse group of trainees. Older residents beginning their surgical careers may be slower to develop technical skills. Choice of subspecialty seems to predict higher level of proficiency after completion of a skills training program among resident students.

Teaching surgical exposures to undergraduate medical students: an integration concept for anatomical and surgical education

“…Vice versa, the ''Surgical exposures'' concept could potentially be applied for assessing the technical skills of trainees or trainee applicants, as proposed by Martin et al [61] and Van Hove and coworkers [62]. Furthermore, the concept may help enhance skills of candidates seeking for higher surgical training [63,64].…”

Comparison of Teenaged Video Gamers vs PGY-I Residents in Obstetrics and Gynecology on a Laparoscopic Simulator

“…We found 6 studies of surgical residents, all of which showed improved laparoscopic trainer skills in surgical residents who had video gaming experience [13][14][15][16][17][18]. We also found 4 studies of medical students, half of which demonstrated improved laparoscopic trainer skills in medical students with video gaming experience [19][20][21][22].…”

European society of pediatric endoscopic surgeons (ESPES) guidelines for training program in pediatric minimally invasive surgery

“…With the opportunity of simulating MIS, we aim to start training outside of the operating room. Laparoscopic skills such as access, dissection, suturing, knot-tying, precision cutting, haemostasis and reconstruction are initially best acquired in a ''skills-laboratory'' environment, thus improving skills by practice [8,9]. There are also artificial models to simulate specific pathologies, such as esophageal atresia or pielo-ureteric junction obstruction (PUJO), to reproduce and simulate the single steps of specific interventions [10].…”