Objective: The SAGES Mini Med School (MMS) was designed to expose high school students to the field of surgery through mentoring, knowledge exchange and hands-on experience through simulation. This abstract profiles the description, performance metrics and satisfaction queries of this innovative effort.
Methods: 74 high school students, grades 9-12, were subjected to the SAGES Mini Med School program. The program consists of four components. There is an emotive introduction session followed by
BACKGROUND
Several studies have shown that short-phase training on virtual simulators improves technical performance in minimally invasive surgery, allowing trainees to gain experience before embarking on clinical responsibilities. However, the utility of robotic simulators for surgeons seeking robotic surgery proficiency is less clear. The Mimic dV-Trainer® (MdVT) is a virtual reality robotic surgery simulator based upon the daVinci® surgical system. The purpose of this study was to prospectiv
INTRODUCTION: Simulation can add significant educational value to surgical curricula. A single institution study suggested that adding a goal-directed hands-on simulation to SAGES’ Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy™ (FUSE) program improves surgical trainees’ knowledge of electrosurgery (ES) up to 3 months after training. However, it is unclear if this improvement persists long-term. The purpose of this study was to estimate the extent to which adding a goal-directed bench-top simulation to the
Introduction:
Precise needle placement within the liver is essential during hepatic ablation procedures.Tumor targeting is typically performed under ultrasound guidance, however, this can be challenging. A novel 3-D guidance system, has been developed to aid in accurate needle placement during ablation.
Methods:
Five novices and five experienced hepatobiliary surgeons were recruited for participation. Using an agar block with a strategically placed analog tumor, participants targeted the tu
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Hospitals starting new surgical residency programs must accept higher operative times to support teaching in the operating room. Simulation labs are increasingly used by many training programs in order to improve resident laparoscopy skills. This study was done to determine the effect of resident participation on operative time for laparoscopic cholecystectomy and laparoscopic appendectomy, and examine if the availability of a laparoscopic simulation lab would improve resident operat