Development and validation of an objective virtual reality tool for assessing technical aptitude among potential candidates for surgical training.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Good technical skills are crucial for surgeons. Yet although surgical training programs strive to assess technical aptitude when selecting surgical residents, valid assessments of such aptitude are still lacking. Surgical simulators have been proposed as a potentially effective tool for this purpose. The current study aims to develop a technical aptitude test using a virtual reality surgical simulator, and to validate its use for the selection of surgical residents.

Methods

The study had three phases. In Phase 1, we developed an initial version of the technical aptitude test using the Lap-X-VR laparoscopic simulator. In Phases 2 and 3 we refined the test and collected empirical data to evaluate four main sources of validity evidence (content, response process, int

SUBMITTER: Gazit N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10941473 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature