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King, N., Kunac, A., & Merchant, A. M. (2016). A Review of Endoscopic Simulation: Current Evidence on Simulators and Curricula. Journal of surgical education, 73(1), 12-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2015.09.001
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King N, Kunac A, Merchant AM. A Review of Endoscopic Simulation: Current Evidence on Simulators and Curricula. J Surg Educ. 2016 Jan-Feb;73(1):12-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2015.09.001. Epub 2015 Dec 11. PMID: 26699281.
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J Surg Educ. 2016 Jan-Feb;73(1):12-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2015.09.001. Epub 2015 Dec 11.

A Review of Endoscopic Simulation: Current Evidence on Simulators and Curricula.

Journal of surgical education

Neil King, Anastasia Kunac, Aziz M Merchant

Affiliations

  1. Division of General Surgery, Department of General Surgery, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Newark, New Jersey.
  2. Division of Trauma, Department of General Surgery, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Newark, New Jersey.
  3. Division of General Surgery, Department of General Surgery, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Newark, New Jersey. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 26699281 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2015.09.001

Abstract

Upper and lower endoscopy is an important tool that is being utilized more frequently by general surgeons. Training in therapeutic endoscopic techniques has become a mandatory requirement for general surgery residency programs in the United States. The Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery has been developed to train and assess competency in these advanced techniques. Simulation has been shown to increase the skill and learning curve of trainees in other surgical disciplines. Several types of endoscopy simulators are commercially available; mechanical trainers, animal based, and virtual reality or computer-based simulators all have their benefits and limitations. However they have all been shown to improve trainee's endoscopic skills. Endoscopic simulators will play a critical role as part of a comprehensive curriculum designed to train the next generation of surgeons. We reviewed recent literature related to the various types of endoscopic simulators and their use in an educational curriculum, and discuss the relevant findings.

Copyright © 2015 Association of Program Directors in Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords: Endoscopy; Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery; Medical Knowledge; Patient Care; Practice-Based Learning and Improvement; Simulation; Surgical Education; Surgical Training

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