To mark the end of the first semester, my goal is to develop a training procedure for potential robotic surgeons to sharpen their skills and master the robotic surgery system. Thus, I must thoroughly analyze what the current advancements are in this field, so that I can develop ideas of my own. In conducting essential research to aid me in this endeavor, I found a plethora of valuable information. In a nutshell, I found everything I needed and more to aid with my Original Work project.
An extremely simplified version of my research follows. I am confident in the need for a standardized robotic training curriculum, and believe that this curriculum should include knowledge base (cognitive skill), tactile skill (psychomotor), and nontechnical skills (communication/team building). Additionally, the basis for this curriculum should be surgical simulation, as it allows for safe acquisition of the necessary surgical skill in a controlled environment and then transference of this skill into live surgery.
Synthesizing this information will be key in making my Original Work project a success. All in all, with my newly acquired knowledge on this field, I greatly look forward to assisting in the development of this much-needed and long overdue robotic surgery training curriculum.
