Integrating Robotic Technology Into Resident Training: Challenges and Recommendations From the Front Lines.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To develop recommendations for improving the integration of robotic technology into today's apprentice-based resident training.

Method

During a national meeting in 2017, 24 robotic surgeons were interviewed about their experiences integrating robotic technology into resident training. Qualitative thematic analysis of interview notes and recordings revealed themes related to challenges and recommendations.

Results

Four themes emerged, each corresponding to a general recommendation for integrating robotic technology into training. The first, surgical techniques versus tools, contrasts faculty's sequential mastery-surgical techniques first, then the robotic tool-with residents' simultaneous learning. The recommendation is to create separate learning opportunities

SUBMITTER: Green CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6768698 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature