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BackgroundAn increasing emphasis on accountability led to the development of the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Project (ISCP) in the UK. A major feature of ISCP was a focus on competence with the institution of formative assessments to aid learning and provide portfolio evidence. Case‐based discussions (CBDs) are one of the main formative assessments used at all stages of training. The aim of...
The purpose of this study was to determine whether training on fresh cadavers improves the laparoscopic skills performance of novices.Junior surgical trainees, novices (<3 laparoscopic procedure performed) in laparoscopic surgery, were randomized into control (group A) and practice groups (group B). Group B performed 10 repetitions of a set of structured laparoscopic tasks on fresh frozen cadavers...
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