Psycho-Motor and Error Enabled Simulations: Modeling Vulnerable Skills in the Pre-Mastery Phase Medical Practice Initiative Procedural Skill Decay and Maintenance (MPI-PSD)

This initial term of the grant has been focused on planning data collections and identifying key differentiating performance factors in the pre-mastery and mastery phases. Identifying these factors was primarily done by assessing major errors in simulating a laparoscopic ventral hernia repair. Additional simulation stations were added to the standards and purchases (including a motion tracking system) were completed. Two pilots were performed to assist in development of protocols, surveys and best practices. The original document contains color images.