Simulation in Plastic Surgery Training and Education: The Path Forward
Autor: | Dennis M. McGrath, Sarah A. Long, Sarah E. Greer, Joseph M. Rosen |
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Rok vydání: | 2009 |
Předmět: |
Medical education
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry education ComputingMethodologies_IMAGEPROCESSINGANDCOMPUTERVISION Internship and Residency Plan (drawing) Virtual reality Flight simulator Phase (combat) Competency-Based Education Field (computer science) Maintenance of Certification Plastic surgery Engineering management Continuing medical education Humans Medicine Computer Simulation Surgery Surgery Plastic business Computer-Assisted Instruction ComputingMethodologies_COMPUTERGRAPHICS |
Zdroj: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 123:729-738 |
ISSN: | 0032-1052 |
Popis: | Summary: Computer-based training simulators have been used extensively, most notably in flight simulation. Over the past 20 years, surgical simulators have been developed, initially for training of minimally invasive surgery and more recently for open surgical simulation. The key effort in today’s surgical simulation field is to develop metrics to evaluate how well the skills learned in a simulator translate to improvement in real surgical skills, execution of procedures, and team cooperation in the operating room. The American College of Surgeons has begun implementing a phased approach to introduce simulation in training and education for general surgery. The authors believe that a similar training plan should be mandated for plastic surgery, to take advantage of the use of computers, virtual reality, and simulation in the training of plastic surgery residents and to explore the value of this technology for continuing medical education and maintenance of certification. This article gives a brief background and history of surgical simulation and its technology, followed by a detailed description of the three phases of the American College of Surgeons’ plan and how the authors propose that each phase be implemented, with modifications as applicable for trainees in plastic surgery. |
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