Synopsis of Surgical Training & Simulation

Synopsis of Surgical Anatomy

A Synopsis of Surgical Anatomy

This book is a companion volume to the famous Hey Groves' Synopsis of Surgery and Tidy's Synopsis of Medicine and like them is designed to present in a convenient manner and in the shortest possible compass, every fact of anatomical importance to the senior student, as well as to the busy practitioner. In thoroughness, clarity and systematic arrangement, it easily maintains the very high standa...

A Synopsis of Surgical Anatomy

A Synopsis of Surgical Anatomy

Simulation-based training of surgical skills

First of all, it is important to acknowledge that simulation-based training cannot replace traditional apprenticeship training. New surgical trainees must be supervised by more experienced colleagues during their first real procedures just as simulator trained pilots start out as co-pilots. Furthermore, we need to rethink the extreme focus on simulation equipment that has been the hallmark of t...