Surgical Skills Curriculum Weekly Sessions
- Each PGY year meets monthly
- PGY based curriculum
- Different training venues
- Inanimate models
- Animate models
- Task trainers
- Simulators
PGY 1s:
- Intro to tools, suture (inanimate)
- SCARED course (HPS)
- Suturing/knot tying/incisional biopsies (inaminate)
- Central line (simulator)
- Hernias (inaminate models)
- Trachs and cricothyroid (simulator)
- Chest tubes and thoracentesis (simulator)
PGY 2s:
- Basic laparoscopy (FLS certification)
- Lap chole ( porcine model)
- Critical care management (HPS)
- Endoscopy (simulators)
- Bowel anastomosis (inanimate and animate models)
- Vascular anastomosis (inanimate)
- Basic ultrasound (inanimate)
- Intro to lap suturing (task trainers and simulators)
PGY 3s:
- Bowel anastomosis ( animate model)
- Lap suturing ( task trainers & simulators)
- Vascular anastomosis (inanimate)
- Trauma mobilization ( cadavers)
- Da Vinci robotic training
- Advanced ultrasound (inanimate)
- Trauma management (HPS)
- Complete operations ( open)
PGY 4s:
- Lap suturing (task trainer and simulators)
- Lap splenectomy and adrenalectomy (cadaver)
- Intraoperative ultrasound (inanimate)
- Lap fundoplication (porcine model)
- Crisis Resource Management (HPS)
- DaVinci training
Goodman Center:
- Will house:
-Trainers
-Simulators
-Inanimate models - Practice, practice, practice!
- Educational research
- Surgical Education Fellowship
2006-2007 Surgical Skills Schedule
Year |
Training |
Method |
PGY1 |
Intro to tools & foley placement |
Dry lab |
PGY1 |
SCARED course |
VA HPS simulator |
PGY1 |
Suturing/Knot tying/ Incisional biopsies |
Dry lab, Limbs and things skin pads |
PGY1 |
OCSE/clinical care calls |
Standardized patient |
PGY2 |
Basic Laparoscopy (+LAB res) |
Simulator |
PGY3 |
Bowel anastomosis |
Pig lab |
PGY4 |
Lap suturing |
Simulator (ProMIS) |
xALL |
Open practice session |
Simulator lab |
PGY1 |
Central lines |
Central line simulator torsos |
PGY3 |
Lap suturing |
Simulators (ProMIS and tower) |
PGY2 |
Lap chole (+LAB res) |
Simulab Lap chole model |
PGY4 |
Laparoscopic spleen, adrenal |
Cadaver |
PGY1 |
Hernia Operations |
Limbs and things hernia pads |
PGY2 |
Critical care management |
VA HPS simulator |
PGY3 |
Vascular anastomosis |
Dry lab, grafts |
PGY4 |
Intraoperative Ultrasound |
Wet lab (pig) |
PGY3&4 |
da Vinci patient side |
Dry lab in Sunnyvale |
PGY1 |
Trachs & cricothyroid |
Trauma Man |
PGY2 |
Endoscopy (+LAB res) |
Immersion Simulator |
PGY3 |
Open surgical skills/ trauma mobilization |
Cadaver |
PGY4 |
Lap Nissen |
Pig lab |
PGY1 |
Chest tubes & thoracentesis |
Trauma Man |
PGY2 |
Bowel anastomosis |
Wet lab (tissue simulator and fresh bowel) |
ALL |
Open practice session |
Simulator lab |
ALL |
Open practice session |
Simulator lab |
ALL |
Open practice session |
Simulator lab |
PGY2 |
Vascular anastomosis |
Dry lab with graft |
PGY3 |
Lap suturing |
Simulators |
PGY2 |
laparoscopic procedures |
Animal lab |
PGY1 |
Incisional biopsies/local anesthesia |
Dry lab |
PGY4 |
VATS and Thoracoscopy |
Animal lab |
PGY4&3 |
Mass Casualty Exercise |
On line simulator |
PGY1 |
General pig lab |
Animal lab |
ALL |
Patent/IP/working with industry |
Didactic (1 hour) |
PGY3 |
Complete operations (Nissen) |
Pig lab |
PGY4 |
da Vinci console |
Dry lab in Sunnyvale |
PGY1 |
Central lines and hernia operations |
Simulators |
PGY2 |
Lumpectomies/wire guided/US/axillary node |
Wet lab/tissue |
PGY3 |
High level trauma |
VA HPS SimMan |
PGY4 |
Makeup/Practice |
Animal lab |
PGY1 |
Intro to laparoscopy 1 |
Simulators |
PGY2 |
Intro to lap suturing (+LAB res) |
Simulators |
PGY3 |
Complete operations (TBD) |
Pig lab |
PGY4 |
Makeup/practice |
Simulation lab |
ALL |
Open practice session #5 |
Simulation lab |
PGY1 |
Intro to laparoscopy 2 |
Simulation lab |
PGY2 |
Intro to advanced tools (+LAB res) |
Dry lab |
PGY3 |
Makeup/practice |
Simulation lab |
PGY4 |
Makeup/practice |
Simulation lab |
