Virtual Reality Simulation for the Operating Room: Proficiency-Based Training as a Paradigm Shift in Surgical Skills Training.
Anthony G. Gallagher, PhD; E Matt Ritter, MD; Howard Champion, MD; Gerald Higgins, PhD; Marvin P. Fried, MD; Gerald Moses, PhD; C Daniel Smith, MD; Richard M. Satava, MD

Annals of Surgery, Volume 241, Issue 2
Evidence has been published demonstrating the power of simulation for training surgical skills. Simulation training is more likely to produce better training outcomes if it is systematically integrated into the curriculum of a training program with proficiency-based progression founded on objective feedback with validated metrics proximate to performance.

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