Simulation training with the Miya Model will improve Operating Room performance of Vaginal
      Hysterectomy (VH) in novice surgeons and this phase of the study is designed to test that.

Effect of Validated Skills Simulation With the Miya Model

Vaginal Hysterectomy

Vaginal Hysterectomy (VH) is the desired hysterectomy technique of The American College of
      Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) since it is associated with less morbidity, quicker
      recovery and lower costs than laparoscopic and abdominal hysterectomy. Despite its well
      documented advantages, numbers nationwide in the US are declining. Of all minimally invasive
      hysterectomy procedures, the vaginal approach has been the only one demonstrating a
      consistent decrease in use from 25% of cases in 1998 to 17% of cases in 2010. A large part of
      this is due to inadequate training for this technique. There currently is no standardized
      curriculum for teaching VH, and training varies widely between residency programs. It is
      widely held that simulation training for surgical procedures improves outcome, but there is a
      need to validate this for vaginal surgery training.

Miyamodel Training

Effect of Validated Skills Simulation With the Miya Model on Operating Room Performance of Vaginal Hysterectomy

compare scores between the control and intervention group to see if the standardized simulation training improves OR performance - Range 0 - 40; higher score indicates better performance

Participants will receive standardized training by performing five hysterectomies on the Miya Model with a trainer who is a sub-PI at each Institution, with each of these training sessions filmed and then scored by blinded experts - Residents in the simulation arm will train until they reach a score of 27 on the modified Vagina Surgical Skills Index (VSSI)

The training will be whatever is standard at their Institution

Effect of Validated Skills Simulation With the Miya Model

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