title: Simulation training improves resident performance in operative hysteroscopic resection techniques.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to determine whether a simulated training scenario improved resident performance in operative hysteroscopic resection.
  
  
  METHODS
  An interventional cohort study evaluated the ability of a hysteroscopic simulation model to improve resident performance in hysteroscopy. Residents were evaluated on operative hysteroscopy before training and at 1 and 6 months after training. Two physician graders, who were blinded to training status, evaluated the residents' performances. Statistical analyses included the chi2 and the t test, as appropriate.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Hysteroscopic simulation training was associated with a reduction in operative times (11.8 minutes vs 7.4 minutes; P < .001) and resection times (4.3 minutes vs 2.4 minutes; P < .007) 1 month after training. At 6 months, total operative times were greater compared with those measured at 1 month, but resection times differed minimally. The total number of questions regarding hysteroscopic knowledge that were answered correctly increased from 15 to 26 (P < .001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Training that used a simulation hysteroscopic model improved resident performance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Burchard
authors.forename: Ernest G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Lockrow
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Zahn
authors.forename: Susan G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Dunlow
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Satin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006176:Gynecology / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D017145:Models, Educational; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014741:Video Recording