title: Papaya: a simulation model for training in uterine aspiration.
abstract: Family medicine physicians from several residency programs received training in manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) using papayas as low-cost simulation models. Ninety-two percent of trainees (n = 26) rated the value of the simulation practice as "high," and 73% of trainees from a separate session (n = 11) reported that it would change the way they managed patients. Trainees asked to rate their perceptions before and after simulated practice (n = 16) indicated a 55% decrease in perceived difficulty of uterine evacuation and a 275% increase in procedural confidence. These preliminary measures suggest that simulation is an effective first step in teaching uterine aspiration procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. paulm@obgyn.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nobel
mesh_terms: D029441:Carica; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education; D007396:Internship and Residency; D011320:Primary Health Care; D013664:Teaching Materials; D014619:Vacuum Curettage / Q000193:education*