Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 202, Issue 4 , Pages 599-603, April 2006

Proficiency Maintenance: Impact of Ongoing Simulator Training on Laparoscopic Skill Retention

Abstract presented at the American College of Surgeons 91st Annual Clinical Congress, Surgical Forum, San Francisco, CA, October 2005.

  • Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
    • ,
  • James R. Korndorffer Jr, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
    • ,
  • Sarah Markley, BS

      Affiliations

    • Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
    • ,
  • Rafael Sierra, MD

      Affiliations

    • Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
    • ,
  • Daniel J. Scott, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Daniel J Scott, MD, FACS, Southwestern Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390-9156.

Received 7 December 2005; received in revised form 21 December 2005; accepted 27 December 2005.

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 Competing Interests Declared: None.

PII: S1072-7515(05)01959-9

doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2005.12.018

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 202, Issue 4 , Pages 599-603, April 2006

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