[The GeRMIQ-Curriculum: a Blueprint for a National Training Concept in Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery]

Tobias Huber1, Sven Flemming2, Jessica Stockheim3

  • 1Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Deutschland, Mainz.

Zentralblatt Fur Chirurgie
|February 10, 2026
PubMed
Summary

A new German Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Qualification (GeRMIQ) curriculum standardizes surgical training. This 12-month program ensures high-quality education in minimally invasive and robot-assisted surgery through theory, dry lab, and clinical phases.

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