Introduction to Open Surgical Skills Curriculum: Randomized Trial of Self-Paced vs Group Video Tutorial Viewing

At our residency program, incoming interns are traditionally taught fundamental open surgical skills like suturing and knot tying in a group setting by viewing 12 instructional videos consecutively followed by individual baseline skill testing. We sought to evaluate if introduction to open surgical skills via self-paced viewing of video tutorials, as opposed to traditional group viewing, results in improved surgical skill acquisition in Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN) interns as measured by higher proficiency score with decreased workload stress and anxiety.

Source: Journal of Surgical Education - September 10, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Lucy X. Chen, Tobi Fuller, Donald D. Mclntire, Kimberly A. Kho Tags: ORIGINAL REPORTS Source Type: research