A research portfolio for innovation in the surgical environment

The University of Maryland Medical Center and School of Medicine have sponsored a program of research targeted at the enabling of technologies for enhanced training, clinical effectiveness and patient safety. The pillars of this research included scientific approaches related to Informatics, Smart Image, Simulation and Ergonomics and Human Factors. The evolving research effort opened the door to a revised concept of basic surgical sciences that underpin training and performance in the operative environment.