Traditional Versus Virtual Reality for Surgical Skills for ObGyn Residents

Comparison Between Exclusive Surgical Training Versus Virtual Reality Plus Traditional Training in Surgical Skills of Residents of Obstetrics and Gynecology

This study will verify if a comprehensive laparoscopic curriculum using virtual reality demonstrates skills transfer to the operating room, compared to the traditional teaching method.

Second-year residents from different programs of residency in obstetrics and gynecology in Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, will be invited to participate in this study. they will be randomized to receive a comprehensive training in laparoscopy using modern virtual reality program or the traditional method of training according to their residency program. After 12 weeks of training, they will finish their training and they will perform advanced laparoscopic surgery in the simulator according to their specific needs, for example, salpingectomy, oophorectomy advanced laparoscopic suture or hysterectomy. Data generated from the simulator program will be compared between groups.

Inclusion Criteria:

• residents in obstetrics and gynecology that are about to finish their second-year program

Exclusion Criteria:

• refuse to participate