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. 2020 Jul;136(1):56-64.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003931.

Home Surgical Skill Training Resources for Obstetrics and Gynecology Trainees During a Pandemic

Sarah Hoopes  1 , Truce Pham, Fiona M Lindo, Danielle D Antosh
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Home Surgical Skill Training Resources for Obstetrics and Gynecology Trainees During a Pandemic

Sarah Hoopes et al. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created a unique educational circumstance in which medical students, residents, and fellows find themselves with a gap in their surgical training. We reviewed the literature, and nine categories of resources were identified that may benefit trainees in preventing skill decay: laparoscopic box trainers, virtual reality trainers, homemade simulation models, video games, online surgical simulations, webinars, surgical videos, smartphone applications, and hobbies including mental imagery. We report data regarding effectiveness, limitations, skills incorporated, cost, accessibility, and feasibility. Although the cost and accessibility of these resources vary, they all may be considered in the design of remote surgical training curricula during this unprecedented time of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Fig. 1.. Three homemade laparoscopic box trainers. A. Materials: cardboard and tablet; cost: minimal (excluding tablet); time to assemble: not recorded. B. Materials: wood, computer monitor, and bullet camera; cost: $80; time to assemble: not recorded. C. Materials: plastic box, computer monitor, and web camera; cost: $50; time to assemble: 3 hours. A Reprinted from J Surg Educ 2013;70:161–3 with permission from Elsevier. B Reprinted from Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;171:323 under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). C Reprinted from Clin Teach 2011;8:118–21 with permission from John Wiley and Sons.
Hoopes. Remote Surgical Skill Training Resources. Obstet Gynecol 2020.
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