Louise and Clay Wood Simulation Center
Curriculum
Phase 1: Basic/Core Skills and Tasks
- Advanced Laparoscopy Skills
 - Advanced Tissue Handling: Flaps, Skin Grafts
 - Airway Management
 - Asepsis and Instrument Identification
 - Basic Laparoscopy Skills
 - Bone Fixation and Casting
 - Central Line Insertion and Arterial Lines
 - Chest Tube and Thoracentesis
 - Colonoscopy
 - Hand Sewn Gastrointestinal Anastomosis
 - Inguinal Anatomy
 
- Knot Tying
 - Laparotomy Opening and Closure
 - Stapled Gastrointestinal Anastomosis
 - Surgical Biopsy
 - Suturing
 - Tissue Handling, Dissection, and Wound Closure
 - Upper Endoscopy
 - Urethral and Suprapubic Catheterization
 - Vascular Anastomosis
 
Phase 2: Advanced Procedures
- Gastric Resection and Peptic Ulcer Disease
 - Laparoscopic Appendectomy
 - Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
 - Laparoscopic Right Colon Resection
 - Laparoscopic Sigmoid Resection
 - Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication
 - Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
 - Laparoscopic Ventral/Incisional Hernia Repair
 
- Laparoscopic/Open Bile Duct Exploration
 - Laparoscopic/Open Cholecystectomy
 - Laparoscopic/Open Splenectomy
 - Open Inguinal/Femoral Hernia Repair
 - Open Right Colon Resection
 - Parathyroidectomy/Thyroidectomy
 - Sentinel Node Biopsy and Axillary Lymph Node Dissection
 
Phase 3: Team-Based Skills
                     
                     - Laparoscopic Crisis
 - Laparoscopic Troubleshooting
 - Latex Allergy Anaphylaxis
 - Patient Handoff
 - Postoperative Hypotension
 
- Postoperative MI (Cardiogenic Shock)
 - Postoperative Pulmonary Embolus
 - Preoperative Briefing
 - Retained Sponge on Postoperative Chest X-ray
 - Trauma Team Training