title: [Comparative study of laryngopharyngeal simulation teaching versus and traditional teaching in preclinical training].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore whether laryngopharyngeal simulator teaching can improve the quality of clinical operation compared with traditional preclinical teaching program.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-five surgical interns were randomly divided into two groups. Experimental group was given traditional clinical practice together with simulator for laryngopharyngeal training, while control group received traditional clinical practice only. The teaching effect were compared through the operation assessment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After simulation training, the performance of experimental group was superior to that of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Simulator can improve the quality of teaching. It is recommended for teaching hospital and doctor's training base and deserves further promotion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Hainan Nongken Hospital, Haikou, 570311, China. drlws@163.corn
authors.forename: Weisong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Hongwei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D018961:Educational Technology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D010614:Pharynx / Q000033:anatomy & histology*