Open AccessSimulation in surgical training: the College's role
Author(s) -
Nigel Davies,
Francine Alexander,
Mike Larvin
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
bulletin of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1478-7075
pISSN - 1473-6357
DOI - 10.1308/147363511x13135061294969
Subject(s) - judgement , training (meteorology) , medical education , clinical judgement , medicine , psychology , family medicine , physics , meteorology , political science , law
Traditionally, surgeons learned all of the complex knowledge, skills and judgement necessary to practise safe surgery over many years, during real procedures involving real patients. Trainees no longer spend many years under the close supervision of an expert surgeon, nor is it acceptable for trainees to acquire a skill on a patient without prior practice.