Low-Cost Laparoscopic Skill Training for Medical Students Using Homemade Equipment

• Main Authors: Taylor Sellers (Author), Moleca Ghannam (Author), Kojo Asantey (Author), Jennifer Klei (Author), Elizabeth Olive (Author), Victoria Roach (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of American Medical Colleges, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Despite the increasing prevalence of minimally invasive surgery (MIS), medical students receive little training in MIS techniques like laparoscopy. Cost is perhaps the biggest obstacle, as expensive laparoscopic skill simulators (box trainers) are needed to mimic the laparoscopic enviro...