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Visual spatial ability for surgical trainees: implications for learning endoscopic, laparoscopic surgery and other
Patrick Henn1, Anthony G Gallagher2,3, Emmeline Nugent3
1Application of Science to Simulation based Education and Research (ASSERT) Centre, School of Medicine, University College Cork, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, College Road, Cork, Ireland. p.henn@ucc.ie.
Surgical Endoscopy
|February 14, 2018
Summary
Surgical trainees demonstrated superior visual spatial ability compared to controls. However, a small percentage of trainees performed below their peers, warranting further investigation into their learning needs for image-guided procedures.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Surgical Training
- Cognitive Science
Background:
- Visual spatial ability is crucial for success in image-guided procedures.
- Assessing visual spatial skills in surgical trainees is important for optimizing training.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the visual spatial ability of surgical trainees.
- To compare the visual spatial performance of trainees with a control group.
Main Methods:
- 239 surgical trainees and 61 controls were assessed.
- Standardized tests included Card Rotation, Cube Comparison, and Map-Planning.
Main Results:
- Surgical trainees significantly outperformed controls on all visual spatial tests.
- 2% of trainees performed significantly worse than their peers on Card Rotation and Map-Planning.
- Over 1% of trainees performed significantly worse than their peers on the Cube Comparison test.
Conclusions:
- While trainees generally excel, a small subset shows lower visual spatial ability.
- Further research is needed to understand the implications for trainees struggling with image-guided procedure skills.
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