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To the Editor: Reznick and MacRae (Dec. 21 issue)¹ report on the current status of simulation in surgical-skills training and its various applications. Another potential use of simulation is as a part of the curriculum for medical students, with an aim to introduce hands-on skills training and evaluation early in their career. During surgical clerkships, only 67% of surveyed students thought that the surgical teaching and exposure they had received was adequate,² and the majority of the exposure involved minor, "less risky" parts of surgical procedures, such as tying knots or cutting sutures. Perhaps the exposure of students to surgical . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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