Open AccessThe validity of surgical simulation
Author(s) -
Riaz Agha,
Alexander J. Fowler
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
canadian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1488-2310
pISSN - 0008-428X
DOI - 10.1503/cjs.032013
Subject(s) - medicine , simulation training , surgical simulation , medical physics , medical education , simulation , surgery , engineering
Simulation is playing an increasingly important role in training surgeons. As hours between registrar and consultant grades have decreased, trainees are required to train smarter. While the majority of simulation is limited, advances in computing and design are enabling ever more realistic, varied simulation.
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