Will It Play in Peoria? A Pilot Study of a Robotic Skills Curriculum for Surgical Oncology Fellows.

Journal: Annals of surgical oncology
Published Date:

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: To implement a mastery-based robotic surgery curriculum using virtual reality (VR) and inanimate reality (IR) drills at multiple Complex General Surgical Oncology (CGSO) fellowships.

Authors

  • Sarwat B Ahmad
    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. sarwatbahmad@gmail.com.
  • Maryjoe Rice
    Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
  • Cecilia Chang
    North Shore University Health System, Chicago, IL, USA.
  • Ahmad Hamad
    Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, UPMC Pancreatic Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 5150 Center Ave., Suite 421, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232, USA.
  • T Peter Kingham
    Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. Electronic address: kinghamt@mskcc.org.
  • Jin He
  • Jose M Pimiento
    Moffit Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
  • Amer H Zureikat
    Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Herbert J Zeh
    Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Melissa E Hogg
    Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.