Surgical Skills Suite

 

The Surgical Skills Suite in the SimPORTAL (A574 Mayo) contains the equipment needed to fulfill the curriculum requirements of surgical training.  Curriculum includes training in open surgical skills, laparoscopic/endoscopic skills and curriculum will soon be added to address microvascular surgical skills.

Equipment includes laparoscopic/endoscopic trainers, TURP trainer, a trainer for the da Vinci Surgical System and computer simulation programs.  The suite is equipped with 2 video cameras to provide 3D video capture as well as a PTZ camera for room monitoring and recording of skill testing. Network bi-directional communication is provided to all internal and external resources.

SimPORTAL also includes a small surgical wet lab to allow students and residents to practice various surgical skills.  A variety of tissue and supplies are available to achieve curricular goals.

The surgical skills areas of SimPORTAL are accessible 24 hours per day by UCard.

Clinical Co-Directors

Open Surgery - Jeffrey Chipman, MD
Laparoscopic/Endoscopic Surgery - Todd Kellogg, MD
Microvascular Surgery - Markus Gapany, MD

  

Facility View

da Vinci Robot Trainer

Endoscopic Training

Instrument identification simulation