Training for Minimally Invasive Cancer Surgery

Janelle F Rekman; Adnan Alseidi

doi:10.1016/j.soc.2018.07.007

Training for Minimally Invasive Cancer Surgery

Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2019 Jan;28(1):11-30. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2018.07.007. Epub 2018 Oct 23.

Authors

Janelle F Rekman¹, Adnan Alseidi²

Affiliations

¹ General Surgery, University of Ottawa, 427 Sunnyside Avenue, Apartment A, Ottawa, Ontario K1S0S6, Canada; Virginia Mason Medical Center, 1100 Ninth Avenue, GS-C6, Seattle, WA 98101, USA. Electronic address: janelle.rekman@virginiamason.org.
² Virginia Mason Medical Center, 1100 Ninth Avenue, GS-C6, Seattle, WA 98101, USA; HPB and Endocrine Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, 1100 Ninth Avenue, GS-C6, Seattle, WA 98101, USA.

PMID: 30414676
DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2018.07.007

Abstract

The surgical oncologist of the future requires training in minimally invasive techniques. Increasing constraints on time and resources have led to a new emphasis on finding innovative ways to teach these surgical skills inside and outside the operating room. The goal of producing technically gifted minimally invasive surgical (MIS) oncologists requires robust, educationally sound training curricula. This article describes how MIS oncology training occurs at present with an outline of educational ideals training programs can strive for, provides two examples of successful MIS oncology programs to highlight effective strategies for moving forward, and introduces three new developments on the horizon.

Keywords: Education; Fellowship; Minimally invasive surgery; Oncology; Simulation; Training.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Clinical Competence*
Humans
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / education*
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods*
Neoplasms / surgery*