Patrick Henn1, Anthony G Gallagher2,3, Emmeline Nugent3, Neal E Seymour4, Randy S Haluck5, Hazem Hseino3, Oscar Traynor3, Paul C Neary6. 1. Application of Science to Simulation based Education and Research (ASSERT) Centre, School of Medicine, University College Cork, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, College Road, Cork, Ireland. p.henn@ucc.ie. 2. Application of Science to Simulation based Education and Research (ASSERT) Centre, School of Medicine, University College Cork, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, College Road, Cork, Ireland. 3. National Surgical Training Centre, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, 2, Ireland. 4. Department of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA, 01199, USA. 5. Department of Surgery, Pennsylvania State University, C4628, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA. 6. Department of Surgery, Tallaght Hospital, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In image-guided procedures, a high level of visual spatial ability may be an advantage for surgical trainees. We assessed the visual spatial ability of surgical trainees. METHODS: Two hundred and thirty-nine surgical trainees and 61 controls were tested on visual spatial ability using 3 standardised tests, the Card Rotation, Cube Comparison and Map-Planning Tests. RESULTS: Two hundred and twenty-one, 236 and 236 surgical trainees and 61 controls completed the Card Rotation test, Cube Comparison test and Map-Planning test, respectively. Two percent of surgical trainees performed statistically significantly worse than their peers on card rotation and map-planning test, > 1% on Cube Comparison test. Surgical trainees performed statistically significantly better than controls on all tests. CONCLUSIONS: Two percent of surgical trainees performed statistically significantly worse than their peers on visual spatial ability. The implication of this finding is unclear, further research is required that can look at the learning and educational portfolios of these trainees who perform poorly on visual spatial ability, and ascertain if they are struggling to learn skills for image-guided procedures.
BACKGROUND: In image-guided procedures, a high level of visual spatial ability may be an advantage for surgical trainees. We assessed the visual spatial ability of surgical trainees. METHODS: Two hundred and thirty-nine surgical trainees and 61 controls were tested on visual spatial ability using 3 standardised tests, the Card Rotation, Cube Comparison and Map-Planning Tests. RESULTS: Two hundred and twenty-one, 236 and 236 surgical trainees and 61 controls completed the Card Rotation test, Cube Comparison test and Map-Planning test, respectively. Two percent of surgical trainees performed statistically significantly worse than their peers on card rotation and map-planning test, > 1% on Cube Comparison test. Surgical trainees performed statistically significantly better than controls on all tests. CONCLUSIONS: Two percent of surgical trainees performed statistically significantly worse than their peers on visual spatial ability. The implication of this finding is unclear, further research is required that can look at the learning and educational portfolios of these trainees who perform poorly on visual spatial ability, and ascertain if they are struggling to learn skills for image-guided procedures.
Authors: E Matt Ritter; David A McClusky; Andrew B Lederman; Anthony G Gallagher; C Daniel Smith Journal: J Gastrointest Surg Date: 2003-11 Impact factor: 3.452
Authors: Dimitrios Stefanidis; James R Korndorffer; F William Black; J Bruce Dunne; Rafael Sierra; Cheri L Touchard; David A Rice; Ronald J Markert; Peter R Kastl; Daniel J Scott Journal: Surgery Date: 2006-08 Impact factor: 3.982
Authors: Anthony G Gallagher; C Daniel Smith; Steven P Bowers; Neal E Seymour; Adam Pearson; Steven McNatt; David Hananel; Richard M Satava Journal: J Am Coll Surg Date: 2003-09 Impact factor: 6.113
Authors: Felicity Radan; Nicole Johnston; Chi Hai Nguyen; Alexander Restrepo; Rachel Varga; Kara K Patterson; Dina Brooks; Julie Vaughan-Graham Journal: Physiother Can Date: 2020 Impact factor: 1.037
Authors: Jennifer Koichopolos; Jeffrey Hawel; Eran Shlomovitz; Ilay Habaz; Ahmad Elnahas; Nawar A Alkhamesi; Christopher M Schlachta Journal: Surg Endosc Date: 2019-07-18 Impact factor: 4.584
Authors: Meagane Maurice-Ventouris; Hellmuth R Muller Moran; Mohammed Alharbi; Byunghoon Tony Ahn; Jason M Harley; Kevin J Lachapelle Journal: Surg Open Sci Date: 2021-05-12