title: New directions in simulation-based surgical education and training: validation and transfer of surgical skills, use of nonsurgeons as faculty, use of simulation to screen and select surgery residents, and long-term follow-up of learners.
abstract: The Consortium of American College of Surgeons-Accredited Education Institutes was created to explore new opportunities in simulation-based surgical education and training beyond the scope of individual accredited institutes. During the Third Annual Meeting of the Consortium of American College of Surgeons-Accredited Education Institutes Consortium, 4 work groups addressed the validation and transfer of surgical skills, the use of nonsurgeons as faculty, the use of simulation to screen and select surgery residents, and long-term follow-up of learners. The key elements from the deliberations and conclusions are summarized in this manuscript.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Carla M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Pugh
authors.forename: E Matthew
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Ritter
authors.forename: Lenworth M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Pellegrini
authors.forename: Ajit K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sachdeva
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003198:Computer Simulation / Q000639:trends*; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000639:trends*; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D009493:Neurosurgery; D015203:Reproducibility of Results