%0 Journal Article %T An evidence-based laparoscopic simulation curriculum shortens the clinical learning curve and reduces surgical adverse events %A Ann Lissens %A Ben Van Calster %A Christopher Allen %A Dirk De Ridder %A Gunter De Win %A Jyotsna Kulkarni %A Marc Miserez %A Rajesh Aggarwal %A Siska Van Bruwaene %J Archive of "Advances in Medical Education and Practice". %D 2016 %R 10.2147/AMEP.S102000 %X Surgical simulation is becoming increasingly important in surgical education. However, the method of simulation to be incorporated into a surgical curriculum is unclear. We compared the effectiveness of a proficiency-based preclinical simulation training in laparoscopy with conventional surgical training and conventional surgical training interspersed with standard simulation sessions %K laparoscopy %K simulation %K learning curve %K transfer of skills %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4962760/