Hysterectomy for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Clinical Trial
Official title:
Design of a Comprehensive Evidence-Based Laparoscopy Curriculum for Gynecology Residents
Gynecologists are currently using laparoscopy to perform many surgeries traditionally
approached by laparotomy. The technical skills required for laparoscopic surgery are
different than the skills required for laparotomy, causing a prolonged learning curve.
Currently there is no standardized laparoscopy curriculum for gynecology residents. This
study aims to develop a specific evidence-based surgical skills gynecologic curriculum that
could be instituted in residency programs at a national and international level. The
investigators will then validate the curriculum using Obstetrics and Gynecology residents
through a cognitive examination, a technical skills examination, and a video recording of
performance in the operating room.
HYPOTHESIS: The investigators aim is to design a standardized evidence-based comprehensive
laparoscopic curriculum that focuses on cognitive knowledge, surgical skills, and team
training exercises. The investigators hypothesize that residents in the experimental
curriculum-trained group will perform better than the residents in the traditional residency
curriculum-trained group on a cognitive examination, a technical skills examination, and in
the operating room. The operating room performance will be judged by blinded experts on a
previously validated evaluation tool.
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