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. 2008 Jan-Mar;12(1):1–8.

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© 2008 by JSLS, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

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Figure 1. — The surgical skills tasks: (A) Participant removes all 6 rings and then places them back on pegs within a 2-minute timeframe. (B) Participant is given 2 minutes to thread a 2–0 Prolene suture through as many of the 11 loops as possible. (C) Participant is given 2 minutes to cut along the inner curved line. (D) Participant is given 3 minutes to run a 4–0 Vicryl suture on an RB-1 as close to the dots as possible.