Abstract:

BACKGROUND: The simulation training of surgical skills originated about thirty years ago. It has been one of the main parts of medical education.
OBJECTIVE: The features and virtues of surgical simulation training on the facility, feedback and measurement were presented and its future development was suggested.
METHODS: A computer online search was performed to find papers published between 2000 and 2010 in PubMed database. The key words “surgery, simulation, training, accreditation and evaluation” were used to search. Documents concerning the methods and facilities of surgical skills training were included. In this way, 79 documents were obtained at first, and then 27 were selected according to the including standard.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The simulation training of surgical skills improves the skills of surgical residents, the adaptability of clinical environment and the security of surgery and reduces the government medical expenses. Therefore, the simulation training of surgical skills is replacing traditional clinical training to be the leading position in surgical education. Furthermore, it surely has a promising future. In terms of the future development, the improvements in the indices and methods of assessment, the level of the fidelity of simulators and the methods of simulation training were considered as the possible directions.