A structured simulation-based mastery learning curriculum in chest tube insertion results in superior skills compared to traditional training programs.

Background: Chest tube insertions (CTI) have a high complication rate, warranting a dedicated Simulation-Based Mastery Learning (SBML) curriculum to acquire technical skills. This randomized controlled trial compares residents' skills in CTI after completing a SBML curriculum with those enrolled in a traditional residency program.

Methods: Junior residents were baseline tested on cognitive and technical skills (Thiel bodies) before randomization into an intervention and control group.

Distributed training vs. massed practice for surgical skills training-a systematic review.

Background: Surgical skills training is often conducted using a massed approach. However, using a distributed training schedule may have benefits and increase skill retention. This study aimed to review the evidence for distributed training vs.

Development and validation of the Open-Source Automatic Bowel Preparation Scale.

Background And Aims: Insufficient bowel preparation accounts for up to 42% of missed adenomas in colonoscopy. However, major analysis programs found no correlation between adenoma detection rate and the human-rated Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (BBPS), indicating limitations of the scale. We therefore aimed to develop an open-source automatic bowel preparation scale (OSABPS) based on artificial intelligence that is correlated to the polyp detection rate (PDR).