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Role of simulation in surgical education and training
Author(s) -
Windsor John A
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04829.x
Subject(s) - curriculum , simulation training , medicine , training (meteorology) , virtual reality , quality (philosophy) , core (optical fiber) , sustainability , cognition , medical education , knowledge management , simulation , computer science , human–computer interaction , psychology , pedagogy , telecommunications , philosophy , ecology , physics , epistemology , psychiatry , meteorology , biology
There are several challenges facing surgical education and training that simulation may help to address. A conceptual framework is required to allow the appropriate application of simulation to a given level and type of surgical skill and this should be driven by educational imperatives and not by technological innovation. Simple simulation is required for core skills training. Cognitive simulation is introduced as a way in which procedural skills training can be achieved. Virtual world simulation opens up significant opportunities for team skills training. A role for simulation in surgical education and training appears assured, but its success will be determined by the extent to which it is integral to high quality curricula, its importance determined by its contribution to both learning and assessment, and its sustainability determined by evidence of its advantages and cost‐effectiveness.