Objective: To evaluate the impact of bench model fidelity on the acquisition of technical skill
using clinically relevant outcome measures. Methods: Fifty junior surgery residents …

Visual-spatial ability is thought to be important in competency in specific surgical procedures.
To test this hypothesis, 37surgical residents completed six tests of visual-spatial ability, …

T he anatomy of a surgeon is complex. A skilled surgical practitioner requires a depth of
cognitive knowledge, an appropriate surgical judgment, and an ability to act quickly but …

BACKGROUND: This study examines the influence of visual-spatial ability and manual
dexterity on surgical performance across 3 levels of expertise. METHODS: Dental students, …

Objectives To determine the incidence and nature of complications on a general surgery
service and to compare these results with pre-existing institutional recording and reporting …

PURPOSE:: We evaluated the durability of laboratory based technical skills training in
urological microsurgery using bench model simulators. METHODS AND MATERIALS:: A total of …

Our purposes were: 1) to establish the predictive validity of stereoscopic visual acuity and
microsurgical performance, and 2) to establish the construct and concurrent validity of hand‐…

BACKGROUND: This study was a formative evaluation of a 2-year Surgical Skills Center
Curriculum (SSCC) using objective measures of surgical performance and self-reported process…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether surgical residents could significantly
improve their performance on a specific surgical procedure after a brief practice session with …

Objective Securing a residency training position in plastic surgery is highly competitive each
year with a limited quota of positions and numerous qualified applicants. Although previous …