title: Integration of surgical simulation in plastic surgery residency training.
abstract: BioDigital Systems, LLC in collaboration with New York University Langone Medical Center Department of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery has created an interactive, step-based latissimus musculocutaneous flap simulator. Preliminary testing of fourteen residents (PGY1-6) demonstrates that simulator training results in significant improvement in an objective assessment of surgical knowledge (p &lt; 0.0006, pre-training score: 81.0%, post-training score 92.7%). This study is the first in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery to demonstrate objective improvement in surgical knowledge as a result of simulator training, suggesting the potential effectiveness of simulators for a panopoly of breast reconstruction options.
authors.affiliation: New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. carrie.scharf@gmail.com
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stern
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oliker
authors.forename: Zachary
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Napier
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qualter
authors.forename: Nicolette
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Deluccia
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sculli
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: Alexes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hazen
mesh_terms: D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007396:Internship and Residency; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000193:education*; D014584:User-Computer Interface