title: Evolving Educational Techniques in Surgical Training.
abstract: Training competent and professional surgeons efficiently and effectively requires innovation and modernization of educational methods. Today's medical learner is quite adept at using multiple platforms to gain information, providing surgical educators with numerous innovative avenues to promote learning. With the growth of technology, and the restriction of work hours in surgical education, there has been an increase in use of simulation, including virtual reality, robotics, telemedicine, and gaming. The use of simulation has shifted the learning of basic surgical skills to the laboratory, reserving limited time in the operating room for the acquisition of complex surgical skills".
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983280 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-3280, USA. Electronic address: charity.evans@unmc.edu.
authors.forename: Charity H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983280 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-3280, USA.
authors.forename: Kimberly D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Schenarts
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D020375:Education, Distance; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D017145:Models, Educational; D012371:Robotics; D000066908:Simulation Training; D061108:Social Media; D017216:Telemedicine; D014481:United States; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D018910:Video Games
keywords: Educational techniques; Innovations; Medical student; Resident; Surgeon; Surgical education; Training