Robotic Surgery Training: Current Trends and Future Directions

Urol Clin North Am. 2021 Feb;48(1):137-146. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2020.09.014. Epub 2020 Nov 5.

Abstract

The use of robotic surgery in urology has grown exponentially in the past 2 decades, but robotic surgery training has lagged behind. Most graduating residents report a lack of comfort independently performing common robotic urologic surgeries, despite an abundance of available resources. There is a general consensus on the key components of a comprehensive robotics curriculum, and well-validated tools have been developed to assess trainee competency. However, no single curriculum has emerged as the gold standard on which individual programs can build their own robotics curricula.

Keywords: Curriculum; Education; Robotics; Simulation; Training.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Competence
  • Curriculum / standards
  • Curriculum / trends
  • Education, Medical, Graduate / trends*
  • Forecasting
  • Humans
  • Point-of-Care Systems
  • Robotic Surgical Procedures / education*
  • Robotic Surgical Procedures / standards
  • Robotic Surgical Procedures / trends
  • Urologic Surgical Procedures / education*
  • Urologic Surgical Procedures / standards
  • Urologic Surgical Procedures / trends
  • Urology / education*
  • Urology / standards
  • Urology / trends