Residency Training in Robotic General Surgery: A Survey of Program Directors

Table 5

Views on robotic surgery education method.

Question	Response
Should more time be dedicated to robotic surgery training during general surgery residency? ()	Yes (52.63%); No (47.37%)
Should more time be dedicated to robotic simulation training prior to resident console use in the operating room? ()	Yes (84.21%); No (15.79%)
How should proficiency/mastery of robotic surgery be determined? ()	Number of cases completed (20%%); Level of involvement on RS cases (40%); Other (40%
Do you believe a fellowship in robotic surgery should be required to safely perform robotic surgery cases? ()	Yes (15.79%); No (84.21%)

selecting “other,” respondents were requested to further elaborate. The responses included () measured performance of surgeons with excellent robotic surgery outcomes, validated metrics, a combination of standardized evaluation, competency evaluations, and procedures, PD evaluation, and EPA’s such as -- can the resident dock/can the resident dissect/can the resident maneuver the camera/change. Instruments/can the resident sew simple versus complex cases, and OSATs.