ABSTRACT

Background:.Harm.Caused.by.Medical.Errors.............................................................................. 371 The.Apprenticeship.Training.Model.in.Medicine.......................................................................... 372 Psychomotor.Skill.Acquisition....................................................................................................... 372 Medical.Simulators:.Part.of.the.Solution....................................................................................... 374 Types.of.Medical.Simulators.......................................................................................................... 374 Laparoscopic.Surgery.and.Simulation.Technology........................................................................ 377

Laparoscopic.Box.Trainers................................................................................................. 379 Laparoscopic.Virtual.Reality.Trainers................................................................................380

MIST.VR.Learning.Curves.and.Sensitivity...................................................................................380 Overcoming.the.Fulcrum.Effect..................................................................................................... 381 Transfer.of.MIST.VR.Acquired.Skill. ........................................................................................... 381 Conclusion...................................................................................................................................... 382 Acknowledgments.......................................................................................................................... 383 References....................................................................................................................................... 383