An educational effect for medical students by laparoscopic simulator training

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24501151
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Educational technology
Research Institution	Nippon Medical School
Principal Investigator	NOMURA Tsutomu 日本医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (60287737)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	FUJUKURA Terumichi 日本医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (00238552) NAKAMURA Yoshiharu 日本医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (90318519)
Project Period (FY)	2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords	内視鏡外科 / 医学教育 / シミュレーター / 医学生 / 外科教育
Outline of Final Research Achievements	Medical students completed a 6-week training program using a virtual reality simulator (LapSim). The pre- and post-tests were performed using an object-positioning module and cholecystectomy on an augmented reality simulator (ProMIS). In the object-positioning module, the execution time of the task, instrument path length, and instrument economy of movement were significantly shorter after than before the LapSim training. With respect to improvement in laparoscopic cholecystectomy using a gallbladder model, the execution time was significantly shorter after than before the LapSim training. Our training curriculum using a virtual reality simulator improved the operative skills of medical students as objectively evaluated by assessment using an augmented reality simulator, which was an alternative approach to an actual operation. We hope that these findings help to establish an effective training program for medical students.