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Nicholas E Anton1, Tomoko Mizota1, Lava R Timsina1
1Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, USA.
American Journal of Surgery
|December 13, 2018
Summary
Trainee automaticity, attention, and perceived ability predict surgical skill transfer from simulators to operating rooms. Enhancing these factors can improve training effectiveness for better patient outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Surgical Simulation
- Skill Transfer
Background:
- Simulator training is crucial for surgical education but skill transfer to the operating room remains incomplete.
- Identifying factors that predict successful skill transfer is essential for optimizing surgical training programs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify trainee characteristics that predict the successful transfer of simulator-acquired skills to the operating room.
- To enhance the effectiveness of surgical simulation training.
Main Methods:
- Trainees underwent baseline assessments of surgical skill, attention, and experience.
- Proficiency-based laparoscopic skills training was administered.
- Skill transfer was evaluated using a live-animal model, with performance analyzed via multiple linear regression.
Main Results:
- Automaticity, attentional selectivity, perceived laparoscopic/simulator ability, and post-training intracorporeal suturing (IS) performance predicted IS performance in the transfer test.
- Thirty-eight residents completed the study, with these factors showing statistical significance.
Conclusions:
- Improving automaticity, self-efficacy, and attentional selectivity are key to enhancing skill transfer from simulators.
- Mental skills training and training to automaticity may be valuable interventions to improve surgical skill acquisition and transfer.
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