Traditionally, surgical training meant on-the-job training with live patients in an operating
room. However, due to advancing surgical techniques, such as minimally invasive surgery …

Background Surgical simulation has benefited from a surge in interest over the last decade
as a result of the increasing need for a change in the traditional apprentice model of …

Background General surgical training has changed significantly over the last decade with
work hour restrictions, increasing subspecialization, the expanding use of minimally invasive …

Introduction Live anaesthetized animals are used as simulation models to teach techniques
in the emergency management of trauma. We aimed to explore how “live tissue …

Background Given the recent changes in general surgical training, this study was
undertaken to assess the confidence of graduating general surgery residents in performing …

BACKGROUND: With the increase in minimally invasive approaches to surgical disease and
nonoperative management for solid organ injury, the open operative experience of current …

Background: Clinical training in operative technique is important to boost self-confidence in
residents in all surgical fields but particularly in trauma surgery. The fully trained trauma …

The use of simulation-based technology in trauma education has focused on providing a
safe and effective alternative to the more traditional methods that are used to teach technical …

Objective Because open surgical skills training for trauma is limited in clinical practice,
trauma skills training courses were developed to fill this gap, The aim of this report is to find …

BACKGROUND Trauma training in general surgery residency is undergoing an evolution.
Hour restrictions, the growth of subspecialty care, and the trend toward nonoperative …