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ArticleJournal of robotic surgery2026

Training4all project - from an advanced minimally invasive surgery course to a national training program.

Mário Rui Gonçalves, Salvador Morales-Conde, Ricardo Marinho, Cátia Ferreira, Sergio Salido, António Oliveira, António Albuquerque, Francisco M Sánchez-Margallo, Miguel Castelo-Branco Sousa, José Novo de Matos

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Article in Journal of robotic surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Mário Rui GonçalvesFaculty of Health Sciences, CACB - Academic Clinical Center of Beiras, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal. marioruig@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3172-0698
Salvador Morales-CondeDepartment of Surgery, University Hospital Virgen Macarena, University of Sevilla, Seville, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2833-0717
Ricardo MarinhoFaculty of Health Sciences, CACB - Academic Clinical Center of Beiras, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-4530-2158
Cátia FerreiraHôpital de Saint Imier, Réseau de l'Arc Hospital, Saint-Imier, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0113-6634
Sergio SalidoHospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3009-3570
António OliveiraHospital Privado da Trofa, Vila Real, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6478-2975
António AlbuquerqueUnidade Local de Saúde São José, Lisboa, Portugal.
Francisco M Sánchez-MargalloCentro de Cirugía de Mínima Invasión Jesús Usón (CCMIJU), Cáceres, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2138-988X
Miguel Castelo-Branco SousaFaculty of Health Sciences, CACB - Academic Clinical Center of Beiras, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6191-5912
José Novo de MatosUnidade Local de Saúde São José, Lisboa, Portugal.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is an increased demand for minimally invasive surgery training by General surgery residents due to the challenges faced by surgical residency, in the last few years. Comprehensive, structured, simulation-based curricula are a valuable solution to address these challenges. An innovative hands-on surgical course has been developed, focused on advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery. Data provided from two questionnaires of the first two editions were analyzed. Sixteen trainees (n = 16) without experience in robotic surgery participated in the courses and the majority were residents (n = 15). The course has been considered very important for acquiring advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) skills, as well as basic robotic surgery skills. There has been a significant general improvement (M = 4.0; SD = 0.555), specially in regard to autonomy in laparoscopic suture (p < .001), laparoscopic anastomosis (p < .001), laparoscopic fundoplication (p < .001), right colectomy (p < .001) and rectum resection (p < .001). On the other hand, our advanced MIS course highlighted gaps in resident surgical training. The findings of these two preliminary courses led us to design a new residency-long training program from basic to advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery. Our study showed that Hands-on MIS courses are very highly valued by residents.  Independent independent courses are valuable for skills acquisition but we believe that a nationwide, comprehensive and simulation-based program, like the one we present can answer to the needs of structured, progressive and accessible training in General Surgery. Future studies are planned to assess the outcomes of this program in residents' proficiency and its impact in patient safety.

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General SurgeryInternship and ResidencyLaparoscopyMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresRobotic Surgical ProceduresSimulation TrainingClinical CompetenceCurriculumFemaleHumansMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesAssessmentGeneral surgeryHands-on courseLaparoscopic surgeryRobotic surgerySimulationTraining program

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