title: Open Surgical Simulation (OSS) - A Community Resource.
abstract: The OpenSurgSim system (www.opensurgsim.org) has been in development for the past 18 months. This open-source system is designed to provide the foundation for development of surgical simulators. The system combines years of learning the ins and outs of simulator design with best practices from other successful open-source projects.
authors.affiliation: SimQuest Solutions Inc.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kelliher
authors.affiliation: SimQuest Solutions Inc.
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lenoir
authors.affiliation: SimQuest Solutions Inc.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Novotny
authors.affiliation: SimQuest Solutions Inc.
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Scheirich
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D003198:Computer Simulation; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D014584:User-Computer Interface