Technological innovations like virtual reality and telementoring have become mainstream in surgical education, though their effects on patient outcomes remain understudied.
Innovations in surgical education follow advancing clinical technology. New surgical methods have prompted demand for systematic methods to leverage computing power and internet tools to achieve proficiency-based training goals. Virtual reality, high-fidelity patient simulation, web-based resources to facilitate performance assessment, and telementoring have become mainstream practices, although patient outcomes benefits are not well studied. Remote virtual meeting and mentoring have had transformative effects on resident experiences, the full effects of which remain to be seen.
Beqari et al. (Sat,) conducted a review in Surgical education. Technology in surgical education was evaluated. Technological innovations like virtual reality and telementoring have become mainstream in surgical education, though their effects on patient outcomes remain understudied.