As a result of recent work-hours limitations and concerns for patient safety, innovations in
extraclinical surgical simulation have become a desired part of residency education. Current …

Objectives Assess expert opinion on the current and future role of simulation in surgical
education. Design Expert opinion was sought through an externally validated questionnaire …

By defining the current status of simulation, we are able to project a reasonable estimation of
the next generation in simulation. There are few new methodologies that leverage off …

Both the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and the Accreditation Council on
Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) have shown interest in computer simulation …

Virtual reality and simulation technology promise to be key technologies in medical
education. The flight simulator tech nology that has so effectively replaced live, inflight …

The time-honored training methods of surgery are rapidly being replaced with new teaching
tools that are being integrated into residency and recredentialing standards. Numerous …

Background Proctored on site simulation-based surgical education has been integrated in
our residents curricula since 2012. Due to COVID-19 pandemic and social distance …

The American Board of Surgery (ABS) is a private, nonprofit organization that was chartered
in 1937. It is part of a larger umbrella group of medical boards called the American Board of …

Simulation is a valuable, immersive educational tool for both health professional trainees
and experienced clinicians. By promoting a realistic, collaborative, safe, hands‐on, learning …

The new means and modalities of communication and information technologies have
significantly revolutionized access to surgical education. The introduction of the Internet …