title: Step-based cognitive virtual surgery simulation: an innovative approach to surgical education.
abstract: BioDigital Systems, LLC in collaboration with New York University Langone Medical Center Department of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery has created a complex, real-time, step-based simulation platform for plastic surgery education. These simulators combine live surgical footage, interactive 3D visualization, text labels, and voiceover as well as a high-yield, expert-approved testing mode to create a comprehensive virtual educational environment for the plastic surgery resident or physician.
authors.affiliation: New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oliker
authors.forename: Zachary
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Napier
authors.forename: Nicolette
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Deluccia
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qualter
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sculli
authors.forename: Brandon
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stern
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.forename: Alexes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hazen
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McCarthy
mesh_terms: D003071:Cognition; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D009519:New York City; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000193:education*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D014584:User-Computer Interface