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Yesterday’s humor is today’s reality. Robotic surgery provides the minimal invasiveness of laparoscopy with better precision, more freedom of motion, and lack of tremor. The initial step of training protocol for proficiency and credentialing in robot-assisted surgery would be skills on operating the robot in labs and then progressing onto mastery of procedure-specific nuances. Proctoring and preceptoring are two different but indispensible approaches to converting the laboratory and simulation expertise into operative ability. The training of the support team including the theater staff and first assistant is another important aspect of achieving proficiency and optimal outcomes in robotic urology. Ethical issues and cost factors limit the widespread use of robots in the training program.
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Sivaraman, A., Coelho, R.F., Chauhan, S., Palmer, K.J., Patel, V.R. (2012). Skills and Training Course in Robotic Laparoscopic Urology. In: Sun, Y., Smith, A., Yang, B. (eds) The Training Courses of Urological Laparoscopy. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2723-9_7
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