Surgical skills | Objectives | Time in curriculum | Models used |
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Scrubbing, gowning & gloving (OSCE) | To demonstrate proper techniques for surgical scrubbing and donning of surgical gowns and gloves while maintaining sterile field | 55 minutes | Cloth theatre gowns, plastic gloves |
Patient preparation | To demonstrate proper technique for patient skin sterilization to prepare field prior to surgery | 55 minutes | Wood bench draped with plastic with abdominal landmarks (Figure 2) |
Surgical knot tying (OSCE) | To demonstrate proper knot tying techniques and their indications | 110 minutes | Ethicon knot tying models (Figure 3) |
Venous cutdown (OSCE) | To learn indications for venous cutdown; identify the anatomical location of long saphenous vein; perform a venesection using simulated leg | 55 minutes | Plastic tube placed on arm stabilizer covered with foam & vinyl |
Adult intubation (OSCE) | To demonstrate technique for adult intubation: visualize laryngeal cords, insert endotracheal tube and properly ventilate using an ambu bag | 55 minutes | Adult intubation mannequin ("Airway Larry") |
Chest tube insertion | To state the indications for chest tube insertion and demonstrate the technique for chest tube insertion | 55 minutes | Teaching skeleton rib cage draped with foam & vinyl (Figure 4) |
Laparotomy (OSCE) | To open anterior abdominal wall using midline incision and close abdomen in layers using mattress sutures | 55 minutes | Wood frame with foam, clear & colored vinyl (Figure 5) |
Small bowel repair | To understand the principles of bowel repair and perform repair of perforated bowel | 55 minutes | Inner tubes from bicycle tires (Figure 6) |
Vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery | To know the indications for vacuum-assisted delivery; demonstrate positioning of suction cup and proper guidance of the delivery | 55 minutes | Obstetrical mannequin |