title: Robotic Surgery Training in an OB/GYN Residency Program: A Survey Investigating the Optimal Training and Credentialing of OB/GYN Residents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Many community hospital gynecologic surgery training programs now include robotics.At St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, we have integrated robotic surgical training since 2006. This study is designed to assess the success in training gynecology residents in robotic surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  An anonymous web-based survey tool (www. survey monkey. com) was sent to all Ob/Gyn residency graduates from 2007-2010 (n = 17). From 2011-2014, we emailed three reevaluation questions to all 2007-2014 graduates (N = 32). Design Classification: II-3.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The response rate was 95%, and 11 of 17 initial graduates (65%) indicated that they had received adequate robotic training. Currently, 24 of 32 (75%) graduates practice in hospitals with robotic availability. Twenty of the 32 graduates (63%) are using robotics in their surgical practices. Nine of these 20 graduates (45%) were fully credentialed following their residency. The other 11 graduates (55%)required further proctoring to obtain full robotic credentials.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Robotic surgical training is a component of modern gynecologic surgical training. Postresidency robotic credentialing is a realistic graduation goal for residents who plan to practice gynecologic surgery.
authors.forename: Shannon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: Allan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003406:Credentialing; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D006176:Gynecology / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires