Megan Elizabeth Tarr1, Colleen Rivard, Amy E Petzel, Sondra Summers, Elizabeth R Mueller, Leslie M Rickey, Mary A Denman, Regina Harders, Ramon Durazo-Arvizu, Kimberly Kenton. 1. From the *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Urology, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; †Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ‡Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, §Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; ∥Department of Urology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; ¶Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Sciences University Medical Center, Portland, OR; and #Department of Preventative Medicine and Epidemiology, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to determine if a robotic dry laboratory curriculum for gynecology and urology residents improved their basic robotic skills. METHODS: After the institution-specific institutional review board approval or exemption, 165 residents from 8 gynecology and/or urology programs were enrolled. Residents underwent standardized robotic orientation followed by dry laboratory testing on 4 unique robotic tasks. Residents were block randomized by program to unstructured or structured training programs. Regardless of group, residents were expected to practice for 15 minutes twice monthly over 7 months. Errors, time to completion, and objective structured assessment of technical skills global rating scores were recorded for each task before and after the training period. Statistics were calculated using the Student t tests, Pearson correlation, and analysis of variance with STATA systems (version 11.2). RESULTS: A total of 99 residents completed both the pretraining and posttraining testing. A mean of 4 (range, 0-15) 15-minute training sessions per resident was self-reported. The structured group had faster posttraining times on the transection task, although the unstructured group had higher posttraining scores on the knot-tying task. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, the residents' robotic skills improved after participating in a dry laboratory curriculum; however, robotic availability, duty hour restrictions, and clinical responsibilities limit the curriculum implementation.
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STUDY OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to determine if a robotic dry laboratory curriculum for gynecology and urology residents improved their basic robotic skills. METHODS: After the institution-specific institutional review board approval or exemption, 165 residents from 8 gynecology and/or urology programs were enrolled. Residents underwent standardized robotic orientation followed by dry laboratory testing on 4 unique robotic tasks. Residents were block randomized by program to unstructured or structured training programs. Regardless of group, residents were expected to practice for 15 minutes twice monthly over 7 months. Errors, time to completion, and objective structured assessment of technical skills global rating scores were recorded for each task before and after the training period. Statistics were calculated using the Student t tests, Pearson correlation, and analysis of variance with STATA systems (version 11.2). RESULTS: A total of 99 residents completed both the pretraining and posttraining testing. A mean of 4 (range, 0-15) 15-minute training sessions per resident was self-reported. The structured group had faster posttraining times on the transection task, although the unstructured group had higher posttraining scores on the knot-tying task. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, the residents' robotic skills improved after participating in a dry laboratory curriculum; however, robotic availability, duty hour restrictions, and clinical responsibilities limit the curriculum implementation.