Tele-education assisted mentorship in surgery (TEAMS)

Area of Science:

• Surgical Education
• Medical Simulation
• Telemedicine

Background:

• Traditional surgical training faces limitations in accessibility and scalability.
• The need for innovative, cost-effective, and remote surgical skills development is increasing.
• Remote mentorship models are emerging as valuable adjuncts to conventional training.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce and review the Tele-education assisted mentorship in surgery (TEAMS) methodology.
• To describe the background, implementation, and experience with TEAMS.
• To evaluate TEAMS as a supplementary tool for surgical education and mentorship.

Main Methods:

• Implementation of a novel methodology: TEAMS.
• Utilizing remote, hands-on, high-fidelity, low-cost simulation-based education.
• Incorporating one-to-one mentorship with longitudinal assessments.

Main Results:

• TEAMS provides a structured framework for remote surgical skills acquisition.
• The methodology integrates simulation with personalized, longitudinal mentorship.
• Initial experiences suggest TEAMS can effectively supplement traditional surgical training.

Conclusions:

• TEAMS represents a novel and adaptable approach to surgical skills training.
• The methodology offers a scalable, cost-effective solution for remote surgical education.
• TEAMS shows promise as an effective adjunct to enhance surgical mentorship and training outcomes.