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  • Medical Education
  • Surgical Simulation
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

Background:

  • Simulation is increasingly vital in OB/GYN for surgical skill development, knowledge reinforcement, and proficiency assessment.
  • Low-fidelity simulations offer a cost-effective approach to surgical training.
  • This study describes an innovative competition focused on developing and sharing low-cost, low-fidelity OB/GYN surgical simulations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe a novel simulation competition for OB/GYN residency programs.
  • To foster the development, presentation, and sharing of innovative, low-cost, low-fidelity surgical simulations.
  • To assess the value and reproducibility of created simulations.

Main Methods:

  • A simulation competition was organized at the annual military OB/GYN conference in October 2022.
  • Nine military OB/GYN residency programs presented unique, cost-effective simulations.
  • A post-event survey was administered to participants to gather feedback.

Main Results:

  • 111 individuals registered, with a 69.4% survey response rate (medical students, residents, staff/fellows).
  • 96.10% of respondents found simulation highly valuable for OB/GYN training.
  • 97.7% of residents were likely to incorporate showcased simulations into academics; simulations were deemed easy to create and highly reproducible.

Conclusions:

  • The competition successfully nurtured innovative, cost-effective, and reproducible OB/GYN simulations.
  • The event model is replicable for future meetings to encourage novel simulation development.
  • This initiative highlights the potential of collaborative competitions in advancing surgical education.