Optimising the educational utility of live tissue training in trauma surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Live tissue training (LTT) refers to the use of live anaesthetised animals for the purpose of medical education. It is a type of simulation training that is contentious, and there is an ethical imperative for educators to justify the use of animals. This should include scrutinising educational practices. The authors' aim was to explore learners' and educators' experiences of LTT for surgical learning, employing simulation theory to analyse how LTT can be optimised as a simulated learning event.

Methods

This study used semi-structured interviews to generate data from fifteen physicians who had participated in LTT as learners or educators. The data were thematically analysed using the Framework Method.

Findings

Suggestions on how LTT could be optimised were d

SUBMITTER: Swain C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12421745 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature