The Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) program was developed by surgeons,
educators, and administrators, under the leadership of the Society of American …

The role of simulation in the current environment of GME has experienced a substantial
transformation during the past decade. There has been a major paradigm shift in the format …

Background Simulation has been shown to be effective in teaching complex emergency
procedural skills. However, the retention of these skills for a period of up to 1 yr has not been …

Background: Previous studies of task-specific skills have suggested that a loss of technical
performance occurs if the skill is not practiced for a six-month period. The aims of this study …

Current performance assessment techniques in endovascular surgery are subjective or
limited to grading scales based solely on an expert's observation of a novice's task …

BACKGROUND: Simulation in laparoscopy leads to skill acquisition. Although many
curricula for simulation training have been described, the nature of skill deterioration …

BACKGROUND: Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) certification is reliable and
valid; the American Board of Surgery requires FLS certification. Dynamics of skill retention …

Introduction: There is paucity in the research on transfer validity of arthroscopic simulator
training. The aim of this article is to determine whether skills derived from arthroscopic …

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to determine 2-year performance retention
and certification exam pass rate after completion of a proficiency-based fundamental …

Background Ex vivo simulation-based technical skills training has been shown to improve
operating room performance and shorten learning curves for basic laparoscopic procedures …