Objective: Practical skills are an essential part of physicians' daily routine. Nevertheless,
medical graduates' performance of basic skills is often below the expected level. This review …

Contemporary plastic surgery residents are increasingly challenged to learn a greater
number of complex surgical techniques within a limited period. Surgical simulation and …

Purpose To assess a new method for biomechanical assessment of arthroscopic knots and
to establish proficiency benchmarks using the Fundamentals of Arthroscopic Surgery …

Introduction Computer-based video training (CBVT) of surgical skills overcomes limitations
of 1: 1 instruction. We hypothesized that a self-directed CBVT program could teach novices …

The recent programmatic focus on skills development in veterinary medicine means that
many programs are devoting increased time to formal clinical skills teaching. This expansion …

Background It is important for a surgeon to perform surgical tasks under appropriate
guidance from visual and kinesthetic feedback. However, our knowledge on kinesthetic …

Background Research suggests that simulation-based surgical skills training translates into
improved operating room performance. Previous studies have predominantly focused on …

Objective Our previous home-video basic surgical skills curriculum required substantial
faculty time and resources, and was limited by delayed feedback and technical difficulties …

Objectives Knot tying is a fundamental surgical skill. Existing knot tying models assess tying
efficiency and errors but do not address respect for tissue. Development of a model that …

Abstract Study Objective To investigate the security of various knot combinations in
laparoscopic surgery. Design Prospective nonrandomized trial (Canadian Task Force …