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Urology Residents' Experience and Attitude Toward Surgical Simulation: Presenting our 4-Year Experience With a Multi-institutional, Multi-modality Simulation Model.

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Chow, AK; Sherer, BA; Yura, E; Kielb, S; Kocjancic, E; Eggener, S; Turk, T; Park, S; Psutka, S; Abern, M; Latchamsetty, KC; Coogan, CL
Published in: Urology
November 2017

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the Urological resident's attitude and experience with surgical simulation in residency education using a multi-institutional, multi-modality model. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Residents from 6 area urology training programs rotated through simulation stations in 4 consecutive sessions from 2014 to 2017. Workshops included GreenLight photovaporization of the prostate, ureteroscopic stone extraction, laparoscopic peg transfer, 3-dimensional laparoscopy rope pass, transobturator sling placement, intravesical injection, high definition video system trainer, vasectomy, and Urolift. Faculty members provided teaching assistance, objective scoring, and verbal feedback. Participants completed a nonvalidated questionnaire evaluating utility of the workshop and soliciting suggestions for improvement. RESULTS: Sixty-three of 75 participants (84%) (postgraduate years 1-6) completed the exit questionnaire. Median rating of exercise usefulness on a scale of 1-10 ranged from 7.5 to 9. On a scale of 0-10, cumulative median scores of the course remained high over 4 years: time limit per station (9; interquartile range [IQR] 2), faculty instruction (9, IQR 2), ease of use (9, IQR 2), face validity (8, IQR 3), and overall course (9, IQR 2). On multivariate analysis, there was no difference in rating of domains between postgraduate years. Sixty-seven percent (42/63) believe that simulation training should be a requirement of Urology residency. Ninety-seven percent (63/65) viewed the laboratory as beneficial to their education. CONCLUSION: This workshop model is a valuable training experience for residents. Most participants believe that surgical simulation is beneficial and should be a requirement for Urology residency. High ratings of usefulness for each exercise demonstrated excellent face validity provided by the course.

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Urology

DOI

EISSN

1527-9995

Publication Date

November 2017

Volume

109

Start / End Page

32 / 37

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urology & Nephrology
  • Urology
  • Time Factors
  • Simulation Training
  • Self Report
  • Models, Educational
  • Internship and Residency
  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Chow, A. K., Sherer, B. A., Yura, E., Kielb, S., Kocjancic, E., Eggener, S., … Coogan, C. L. (2017). Urology Residents' Experience and Attitude Toward Surgical Simulation: Presenting our 4-Year Experience With a Multi-institutional, Multi-modality Simulation Model. Urology, 109, 32–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2017.05.037
Chow, Alexander K., Benjamin A. Sherer, Emily Yura, Stephanie Kielb, Ervin Kocjancic, Scott Eggener, Thomas Turk, et al. “Urology Residents' Experience and Attitude Toward Surgical Simulation: Presenting our 4-Year Experience With a Multi-institutional, Multi-modality Simulation Model.Urology 109 (November 2017): 32–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2017.05.037.
Chow, Alexander K., et al. “Urology Residents' Experience and Attitude Toward Surgical Simulation: Presenting our 4-Year Experience With a Multi-institutional, Multi-modality Simulation Model.Urology, vol. 109, Nov. 2017, pp. 32–37. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.urology.2017.05.037.
Chow AK, Sherer BA, Yura E, Kielb S, Kocjancic E, Eggener S, Turk T, Park S, Psutka S, Abern M, Latchamsetty KC, Coogan CL. Urology Residents' Experience and Attitude Toward Surgical Simulation: Presenting our 4-Year Experience With a Multi-institutional, Multi-modality Simulation Model. Urology. 2017 Nov;109:32–37.
Journal cover image

Published In

Urology

DOI

EISSN

1527-9995

Publication Date

November 2017

Volume

109

Start / End Page

32 / 37

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urology & Nephrology
  • Urology
  • Time Factors
  • Simulation Training
  • Self Report
  • Models, Educational
  • Internship and Residency
  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences