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ArticleJSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

A Standardized Robotic Training Curriculum in a General Surgery Program.

Harley Moit, Anthony Dwyer, Michelle De Sutter, Sally Heinzel, David Crawford

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Article in JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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45 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Harley MoitDepartment of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA.
Anthony DwyerDepartment of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA.
Michelle De SutterGraduate Medical Education, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA.
Sally HeinzelGraduate Medical Education, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA.
David CrawfordDepartment of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA.
Peoria campus of the University of Illinois System · USIllinois College · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesThe general surgery residency at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria has a long tradition of integrating robotic surgery into training since 2002. The purpose of this paper is to investigate our curriculum and evaluation system, which was designed to achieve a standardized format for education in general robotic surgery.

methodsThe curriculum consists of two phases: phase 1 (PGY 1-2): Complete 4 robotic surgery training modules; read two assigned robotic surgery articles; and practice simulation modules on the robot. phase 2 (PGY 3-5): Refresh training modules, score >90% on the simulator modules every 6 months; bedside assist minimum of 4 robotic procedures; and act as console surgeon for a minimum of 10 procedures with 2 separate attending surgeons. The required simulator modules were specially selected to incorporate all of the skills categories documented in the simulator. The faculty evaluate the resident's operative performance using the Global Evaluative Assessment of Robotic Skills validated rubric.

resultsSince the curriculum was instituted in June 2017, 73 evaluations from 8 surgeons have been collected. We examined data from 6 residents who had at least 5 Global Evaluative Assessment of Robotic Skills assessments completed. Correlation coefficient scores showed a positive correlation ranging from 0.476 to 0.862 for average skills and 0.334 to 0.866 for overall performance scores. DISCUSSION: The preliminary results suggest an improvement of resident robotic surgical skills through tailored education. This curriculum is designed to enhance robotic general surgery education that could potentially produce general surgeons able to operate robotically without needing a robotic/MIS (Minimally Invasive Surgery) fellowship.

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CurriculumInternship and ResidencyClinical CompetenceEducational MeasurementGeneral SurgeryHumansIllinoisRobotic Surgical ProceduresSimulation TrainingCurriculumGeneral surgeryResident educationRobotic surgeryRobotic surgical training

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PMID31892790
PMCPMC6924504
OpenAlexW2996979006

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