Several events over the past few years have secured a place for simulation in medical
and surgical education. In 2007, the Residency Review Committee for surgery made it
mandatory that surgical training programs show evidence of formal training and assessment
of surgical skills outside of the operating room. In 2009, the American Board of Surgery
added certification in the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery as a requirement for
certification in general surgery. Moreover, this year, the American Board of Medical
Specialties held a two-day meeting to assess the potential use of simulation for certification
and maintenance. A limiting factor in moving forward is a lack of simulation technology
to address the wide range of clinical scenarios needed for each specialty. In a paper
recently published in the Journal of Surgical Research, the authors fabricated and implemented locally developed, low-cost simulations to
assess thoracentesis and tube thoracostomy skills [
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Published online: August 09, 2010
Received:
June 28,
2010
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