Tiantian Li, Shuyin Zhang, Handong Li
Research on social and economic factors influencing regional mortality patterns in China
Scientific reports
background endoscopy training become increasingly emphasized general surgery residency reflected introduction fundamentals endoscopic surgery fes examination includes testing skills virtual reality vr simulators although studies exist assess ability simulator differentiate novices experienced endoscopists well understood simulators differentiate skills among resident cohort objective assess utility vr simulator evaluated correlation resident endoscopy experience performance two vr simulator colonoscopy modules gibronch mentor simbionix ltd airport city israel methods postgraduate years 2 5 residents completed easy difficult vr colonoscopies performance metrics recorded october 2017 february 2018 rutgers two general surgery residency programs resident endoscopy experience obtained accreditation council graduate medical education case logs correlations resident endoscopy experience vr colonoscopy performance metrics assessed using spearmans rho correlation statistic bivariate logistic regression results fiftyfive residents 65 846 eligible participants completed study limited correlations found resident endoscopy experience fes performance metrics correlations found resident endoscopy experience binary metrics colonoscopyability complete colonoscopy ability retroflex withdrawal time less 6 minutes conclusion vr simulator may limited ability discriminate experience levels among resident cohort future studies needed understand well vr simulator metrics correlate resident endoscopy experience