Table 1.
Robotic surgery BSTC participant demographic data
| Survey question | Response | No. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 24 (64.9) |
| Female | 13 (35.1) | |
| Handedness | Right-hand dominant | 31 (83.8) |
| Left-hand dominant | 3 (8.1) | |
| Ambidextrous | 3 (8.1) | |
| Level of training | Junior resident (R1–R3) | 7 (18.9) |
| Senior resident (R4–R5) | 12 (32.4) | |
| Fellow | 15 (40.5) | |
| Staff surgeon | 3 (81) | |
| Specialty | Urology | 13 (35.1) |
| ObGyn | 12 (32.4) | |
| Thoracics | 12 (32.4) | |
| Previous MIS-laparoscopic/thoracoscopic | None/minimal | 8 (21.6) |
| Moderate | 11 (29.7) | |
| Significant | 15 (40.5) | |
| Previous robotic surgery experience | Fellowship-trained in MIS | 3 (8.1) |
| None | 22 (59.5) | |
| Yes | 15 (40.5) | |
| If yes, no. operative cases as surgical assistant | 0 cases | 0 (0) |
| <10 cases | 9 (60) | |
| 10–20 cases | 3 (20) | |
| >20 cases | 3 (20) | |
| If yes, no. operative cases at robotic console for at least 30 minutes | 0 cases | 8 (53.3) |
| <10 cases | 6 (40) | |
| 10–20 cases | 0 (0) | |
| >20 cases | 1 (6.7) |
MIS: minimally invasive surgery; BSTC: basic skills training curriculum.