ArticleFrontiers in surgery2026
Does supervision matter? A randomized controlled study of laparoscopic simulator training in undergraduate education.
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Background: Simulation-based training is a cornerstone of surgical education, yet evidence regarding the comparative impact of continuous instructor supervision vs. independent practice for novices remains limited. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of continuous, remote video-guided supervision compared with independent training in laparoscopic simulation for medical students. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 20 medical students having no prior laparoscopic experience. Participants were randomized to either a supervision group ( Results: Both groups demonstrated significant improvement in procedure times from warm-up to the first exercise (Supervised: Conclusion: Remote real-time supervision significantly reduces perceived difficulty and prevents the devaluation of feedback compared to independent practice. These findings support a hybrid curricular model where resource-intensive supervision is front-loaded to facilitate early psychomotor skill acquisition, followed by independent volume training.
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