Table 1. Robotic course outline.
| Day 1: Lectures and dry labs | Day 2: Cadaver lab | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendings and fellows | Fellows | ||||
| • Introduction/overview | • Cadaver lab 1 | ||||
| • Dry lab (docking and port placement) 1 | Port placement | ||||
| Suturing | Docking | ||||
| Pelvic vessel sealing | Third arm utilization | ||||
| Stapler | Advanced energy use | ||||
| Simulator | Pelvic lymph node dissection | ||||
| Table motion | Radical hysterectomy | ||||
| • Special topics lectures | • Cadaver lab 2 | ||||
| Sentinel lymph nodes (identification and dissection) | Para-aortic/pelvic lymph node dissection | ||||
| Robotic hysterectomy, omentectomy | Complications and management | ||||
| Uterine manipulators | Troubleshooting | ||||
| Side versus perineal docking | |||||
| Use of fourth arm | Attendings | ||||
| Running an efficient operating room | • Lectures | ||||
| • Dry lab 2 | Tips for teaching residents and fellows | ||||
| Troubleshooting exercises | Advanced robotics | ||||
| • Video review with faculty commentary | • Work with fellows in cadaver lab | ||||