Introduction The field of augmented reality (AR) is rapidly growing with many new potential
applications in medical education. This systematic review investigated the current state of …

As a result of recent work-hours limitations and concerns for patient safety, innovations in
extraclinical surgical simulation have become a desired part of residency education. Current …

The role of simulation in medical education is crucial to the development of surgeons' skills.
Surgical simulation can be used to improve surgical skills in a secure and risk-free …

This chapter explores research in medical expertise to examine how it may inform the
understanding of the role of deliberate practice in expertise, and talks about new medical …

Medical Education 2012 Context High‐fidelity simulators have enjoyed increasing popularity
despite costs that may approach six figures. This is justified on the basis that simulators have …

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Background Surgical skills are required by a wide range of health care professionals. Tasks
range from simple wound closure to highly complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures …

Background: Develo** technical skill is essential to surgical training, but using the
operating room for basic skill acquisition may be inefficient and expensive, especially for …

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of surgical simulation compared with other methods
of surgical training. Summary Background Data: Surgical simulation (with or without …

Objective: To evaluate the impact of bench model fidelity on the acquisition of technical skill
using clinically relevant outcome measures. Methods: Fifty junior surgery residents …