A tutorial platform suitable for surgical simulator training (SimMentor).

Background: The introduction of simulators in surgical training entails the need to develop pedagogic platforms adapted to the potentials and limitations provided by the information technology. As a solution to the technical challenges in treating all possible interaction events and to obtain a suitable pedagogic approach, we have developed a pedagogic platform for surgical training, SimMentor.

Methods: In SimMentor the procedure to be practiced is divided into a number of natural phases.