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Utility of a Cadaveric Simulation-Based Teaching Model on Surgeon Comfort with Ureteral Reimplantation Procedures - Elizabeth GW Braxton, MD

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A study conducted by E. Braxton et al. at Atrium Health in Charlotte, NC, aimed to assess the utility of a cadaveric simulation-based teaching model on surgeon comfort with ureteral re-implantation procedures. The study involved 11 FPMRS fellows and 1 5th year Urology resident from 5 programs. <br /><br />Prior to the lab, participants were surveyed on their surgical experience and baseline comfort with ureteroureterostomy, ureteroneocystostomy, and psoas hitch procedures. They then received didactics, including videos demonstrating the procedures, followed by hands-on practice in a cadaver lab. <br /><br />After completing the lab, participants were surveyed again to assess their perceived benefit of the cadaveric model. The majority of participants reported never previously performing any of the procedures as the primary surgeon. However, their reported comfort with the surgical steps for each procedure increased significantly after the lab. <br /><br />Despite this increase in comfort, the participants' self-reported likelihood of being the primary surgeon for these procedures in the future remained relatively low. The study concluded that the cadaveric simulation-based teaching model improved trainee comfort with the surgical steps and anatomy related to ureteral repair procedures. The authors emphasized the need for continued simulation-based teaching of advanced procedures for pelvic reconstructive surgeons in training.

Keywords

cadaveric simulation-based teaching model

surgeon comfort

ureteral re-implantation procedures

FPMRS fellows

Urology resident

surgical experience

baseline comfort

cadaver lab

perceived benefit

pelvic reconstructive surgeons