Table 2.

Assessment of effectiveness of Miya Model as a simulation tool between novice and expert surgeons

	Highly Ineffective + Ineffective n (%)	Somewhat Ineffective n (%)	Uncertain n (%)	Somewhat Effective n (%)	Effective + Highly Effective n (%)	Median (IQR)	P
Do you feel the Miya Model is an effective simulation tool for vaginal hysterectomy training?
Novice	0	0	0	2(20%)	8(80%)	7(6–7)	0.71
Expert	0	0	0	0	10(100%)	7(6–7)
Do you feel the Miya Model is an effective simulation tool to objectively assess skill in vaginal hysterectomy in accordance with ACOG guidelines?
Novice	0	0	1(10%)	2(20%)	7(70%)	6(5–7)	0.40
Expert	0	0	0	1(10%)	9(90%)	6(6–7)
Did the Miya Model simulate a vaginal hysterectomy much like a live patient?
Novice(n=8)	0	1 (13%)	0	2(25%)	5(62.5%)	6 (5–6)	0.88
Expert(n=10)	0	0	0	4(40%)	6(60%)	6(5–6)
Do you feel the model is a practical alternative/addition to the current Halsted teaching method of “See one, do one, teach one”?
Novice(n=9)	0	0	0	0	9(100%)	7(6–7)	0.36
Expert(n=10)	0	0	0	2(20%)	8(80%)	6(6–7)
Do you feel model training/simulation is important prior to live surgery for patient safety?
Novice(n=9)	0	0	0	0	9(100%)	7(6–7)	0.89
Expert(n=10)	0	0	0	0	10(100%)	7(6–7)

n =10 in each group, unless otherwise noted; median and interquartile range of scores were calculated in the novice and expert groups and the scores between groups were compared using Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test.