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  • Surgical Education
  • Medical Simulation
  • Visuospatial Perception

Background:

  • Surgical training relies on assessing resident competence.
  • Visuospatial perception (VSP) is a potential predictor of surgical skill.
  • The correlation between VSP and surgical performance needs further clarification.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between visuospatial perception (VSP) testing and surgical performance.
  • To determine if VSP scores correlate with simulated surgical skills and ACGME milestones.

Main Methods:

  • Forty-one surgical residents from three specialties participated.
  • Residents completed VSP tests, Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) peg transfer, and da Vinci robotic simulation peg transfer.
  • Surgical performance was assessed using ACGME milestones and statistical analyses.

Main Results:

  • VSP scores correlated significantly with da Vinci robotic simulation peg transfer (time and overall score).
  • VSP scores did not correlate with FLS peg transfer performance or ACGME milestones.
  • Residency program and training year did not impact VSP scores.

Conclusions:

  • Visuospatial perception (VSP) testing shows a correlation with robotic surgical simulation, but not with FLS or ACGME milestones.
  • The predictive value of VSP may vary across different surgical tasks.
  • Further research on aptitude testing is recommended before incorporating it into surgical training.