Evidence map›Paper›PMID 36481821›Full record

SynthesisSurgical endoscopy2023

A systematic review of robotic surgery curricula using a contemporary educational framework.

Ahmad Omid Rahimi, Katherine Ho, Michelle Chang, Dillon Gasper, Yazan Ashouri, Devi Dearmon-Moore, Chiu-Hsieh Hsu, Iman Ghaderi

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Synthesis in Surgical endoscopy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Ahmad Omid RahimiSection of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1501N. Campbell Avenue, P.O. Box 245066, Tucson, AZ, 85724-5066, USA.
Katherine HoSection of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1501N. Campbell Avenue, P.O. Box 245066, Tucson, AZ, 85724-5066, USA.
Michelle ChangSection of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1501N. Campbell Avenue, P.O. Box 245066, Tucson, AZ, 85724-5066, USA.
Dillon GasperSection of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1501N. Campbell Avenue, P.O. Box 245066, Tucson, AZ, 85724-5066, USA.
Yazan AshouriSection of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1501N. Campbell Avenue, P.O. Box 245066, Tucson, AZ, 85724-5066, USA.
Devi Dearmon-MooreSection of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1501N. Campbell Avenue, P.O. Box 245066, Tucson, AZ, 85724-5066, USA.
Chiu-Hsieh HsuEpidemiology and Biostatistics Department, University of Arizona College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Iman GhaderiSection of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1501N. Campbell Avenue, P.O. Box 245066, Tucson, AZ, 85724-5066, USA. iman.ghaderi@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-6723-554X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere has been a rising trend in robotic surgery. Thus, there is demand for a robotic surgery curriculum (RSC) for training surgical trainees and practicing surgeons. There are limited data available about current curricular designs and the extent to which they have incorporated educational frameworks. Our aim was to study the existing robotic surgery curricula using Kern's 6-step approach in curriculum development.

methodsA systematic review was conducted using PubMed, PubMed Central, Cochrane, Embase, and Scopus (we searched studies from 2001 to 2021). PRISMA Guidelines was used to guide the search. Curriculum designed for general surgery and its subspecialties were included. Urology and gynecology were excluded. The articles were reviewed by five reviewers.

resultsOur review yielded 71 articles, including 39 curricula at 9 different settings. Using Kern's framework, we demonstrated that the majority of robotic surgery curricula contained all the elements of Kern's curricular design. However, there were significant deficiencies in important aspects of these curricula i.e., implementation, the quality of assessment tools for measurement of performance and evaluation of the educational value of these interventions. Most institutions used commercial virtual reality simulators (VRS) as the main component of their RSC and 23% of curricula only used VRS.

conclusionsAlthough majority of these studies contained all the elements of Kern's framework, there are critical deficiencies in the components of existing curricula. Future curricula should be designed using established educational frameworks to improve the quality of robotic surgery training.

Indexed as

Robotic Surgical ProceduresVirtual RealityClinical CompetenceCurriculumEducational StatusEducation, Medical, GraduateHumansCurriculum designKern’s frameworkRobotic surgery curriculum (RSC)SimulationSurgical educationSystematic review

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PMID36481821

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