title: Assessment of technical skills transfer from the bench training model to the human model.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study examines whether technical skills learned on a bench model are transferable to the human cadaver model.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-three first-year residents were randomly assigned to three groups receiving teaching on six procedures. For each procedure, one group received training on a cadaver model, one received training on a bench model, and one learned independently from a prepared text. Following training, all residents were assessed on their ability to perform the six procedures.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Repeated measures analysis of variance revealed a significant effect of training modality for both checklist scores (F(2,44) = 3.49, P <0.05) and global scores (F(2,44) = 7.48, P <0.01). Post-hoc tests indicated that both bench and cadaver training were superior to text learning and that bench and cadaver training were equivalent.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Training on a bench model transfers well to the human model, suggesting strong potential for transfer to the operating room.
authors: Department of Surgery and the Centre for Research in Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors: D J
authors: DJ
authors: Anastakis
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Regehr
authors: R K
authors: RK
authors: Reznick
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Cusimano
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Murnaghan
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Brown
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Hutchison
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D011897:Random Allocation