Creation, Implementation, and Assessment of a General Thoracic Surgery Simulation Course in Rwanda

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Adriana G RamirezThomas M Daniel

Abstract

The primary objective was to provide proof of concept of conducting thoracic surgical simulation in a low-middle income country. Secondary objectives were to accelerate general thoracic surgery skills acquisition by general surgery residents and sustain simulation surgery teaching through a website, simulation models, and teaching of local faculty. Five training models were created for use in a low-middle income country setting and implemented during on-site courses with Rwandan general surgery residents. A website <http://thoracicsurgeryeducation.com> was created as a supplement to the on-site teaching. All participants completed a course knowledge assessment before and after the simulation and feedback/confidence surveys. Descriptive and univariate analyses were performed on participants' responses. Twenty-three participants completed the simulation course. Eight (35%) had previous training with the course models. All training levels were represented. Participants reported higher rates of meaningful confidence, defined as moderate to complete on a Likert scale, for all simulated thoracic procedures (p < 0.05). The overall mean knowledge assessment score improved from 42.5% presimulation to 78.6% postsimulation, (p < 0.0001). ...Continue Reading

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