Assessing a virtual reality surgical skills simulator.
The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) was contracted to perform a military standard task analysis of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and to study the effectiveness of a virtual reality surgical skills simulator as a tool for surgical training and as a method for recording psychomotor behavior. This report describes the purpose of the study, its design, initial results, and implications for the field of medical education.
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Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, VA, USA.
Bhoyrul
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Way
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Satava
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McGovern
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Fletcher
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Rangel
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Loftin
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D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003479:Curriculum; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014584:User-Computer Interface