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Lauren Banko1,2, Ruchit V Patel1, Noah Nawabi1
1Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Acta Neurochirurgica
|November 9, 2023
Summary
Surgical residency training relies on diverse tools, but evidence for their educational effectiveness and long-term use is limited. Future efforts must validate training metrics and integrate tools into clinical practice for better surgeon development.
Area of Science:
- Neurosurgery Education
- Surgical Skills Training
- Medical Simulation
Background:
- Surgical residency training aims to produce highly skilled surgeons.
- Training structures are evolving, leading to heterogeneity in education and tools.
- Variability in clinical environments impacts training efficacy.
Conclusions:
- Numerous surgical training tools exist, but evidence for efficacy and long-term application is lacking.
- Creative and cutting-edge tools require validation of assessment metrics.
- Optimized integration of novel training tools into clinical practice is needed.

