%0 Journal Article %T Bronchoscopy Simulation in Anesthesia Resident Education %A John McNeil %A John Pawlowski %J Open Journal of Anesthesiology %P 173-175 %@ 2164-5558 %D 2013 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/ojanes.2013.33041 %X

Simulation in residency training is becoming more popular but there is limited evidence showing that it can improve a resident¡¯s fund of knowledge, particularly in anesthesiology. We looked at whether a bronchoscopy simulation could improve performance on a thoracic anesthesia knowledge test administered both before and after using the simulator. Fourteen first-year anesthesiology residents completed the study with an average improvement on the test of 28% (p < 0.05). We conclude that bronchoscopy simulation is an effective method of educating anesthesiology residents.


%K Simulation %K Bronchoscopy %K Education %K Residency %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=31263