Open AccessGeneral surgery training in the era of robotic surgery: a qualitative analysis of perceptions from resident and attending surgeons
Author(s) -
Beiqun Zhao,
Jenny Lam,
Hannah M. Hollandsworth,
Arielle M Lee,
Nicole Lopez,
Benjamin Abbadessa,
Samuel Eisenstein,
Bard Cosman,
Sonia Ramamoorthy,
Lisa Parry
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
surgical endoscopy/surgical endoscopy and other interventional techniques
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.457
H-Index - 152
eISSN - 1432-2218
pISSN - 0930-2794
DOI - 10.1007/s00464-019-06954-0
Subject(s) - robotic surgery , medicine , thematic analysis , curriculum , medical education , surgery , general surgery , qualitative research , psychology , social science , pedagogy , sociology
The use of the surgical robot has increased annually since its introduction, especially in general surgery. Despite the tremendous increase in utilization, there are currently no validated curricula to train residents in robotic surgery, and the effects of robotic surgery on general surgery residency training are not well defined. In this study, we aim to explore the perceptions of resident and attending surgeons toward robotic surgery education in general surgery residency training.