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Integrating artificial intelligence tools into a unified longitudinal record can enhance competency-based surgical training and expand capacity, though realizing this vision requires further validation and governance. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.ESTABLISHES_NEW_DIRECTION.

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To outline how unifying artificial intelligence technologies can modernize surgical education into an objective, competency-based paradigm.

September 3, 2026npj Digital SurgeryOpen Access

Reimagining surgical education in the era of artificial intelligence

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To outline how unifying artificial intelligence technologies can modernize surgical education into an objective, competency-based paradigm.
Conceptual evaluation of current surgical training limitations, including subjective evaluations, variable case volumes, and constrained faculty availability.
Synthesis of emerging artificial intelligence applications across cognitive preparation, intraoperative guidance, and automated surgical skill assessment.
Identifies that integrating multimodal AI streams into a single longitudinal trainee record enables objective tracking of procedural competency.
Outlines potential benefits for expanding training capacity in smaller residency programs while identifying requirements for clinical validation and data governance.

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Expert perspective highlights integrated artificial intelligence platforms for surgical assessment and training, suggesting pathways to expand competency-based surgical education.

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Rao et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a993547636c6408cfa7d5df https://doi.org/10.1038/s44484-026-00020-8

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Expert perspective highlights integrated artificial intelligence platforms for surgical assessment and training, suggesting pathways to expand competency-based surgical education.

Reimagining surgical education in the era of artificial intelligence

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