General imulation Training for Surgical Residents : Cool Computers
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ethods: Sixteen surgical residents had initial psychomotor bility testing; then they were randomized to either the VR raining group (n 8) or the control non-VR-trained group (n 8). Virtual reality training was done using the MIST-VR imulator diathermy task. Training was considered complete hen expert criterion levels were achieved. All subjects in both roups then performed laparoscopic cholecystectomy with an ttending surgeon blinded to their training status. The gallbladt
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