Design and development of a surgical skills simulation curriculum.

Full Abstract

BACKGROUND:
A number of significant changes have forced surgical educators to re-evaluate the adequacy of traditional forms of surgical skills training.

MATERIALS:
A review of the literature reveals that surgical simulation has emerged as a useful adjunct to help educators adjust to the demands of an ever-changing surgical practice environment. As such, integration of simulation technology into a busy surgical training program has now become a priority for training programs worldwide.

RESULTS:
Successful integration requires a disciplined and dedicated approach to the appropriate use of all forms of available simulation in a well-designed curriculum.

CONCLUSION:
This manuscript provides a discussion of how this can be achieved using a sequential, modular, criterion-based framework, providing details of the rationale behind such an approach and current examples of how it can be integrated.

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Author information

Author/s: McClusky, David A (DA); Smith, C Daniel (CD);

Affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32224, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: World journal of surgery (World J Surg), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Feb; vol 32 (issue 2) : pp 171-81

Dates: Created 2008/01/21; Completed 2008/06/03;

PMID: 18066685, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Clinical Competence
Competency-Based Education - organization & administration
Education, Medical, Graduate - organization & administration

Humans
Models, Educational
Surgery - education

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