1170 An Experience of Arranging the UK’s First Free Robotic Surgery Workshop for Medical Students and Doctors Early in Their Careers

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Abstract Aim Training opportunities for Robotic Surgery training are very competitive and expensive in the era of parallel training with consultants also in a learning phase. We share our experience of providing a free Robotic Surgery workshop to medical students and junior doctors under the umbrella of Association of Surgeons in training (ASiT). Method The course was organised as a collaboration between ASiT and Intuitive Surgical at Leicester General Hospital Educational centre. Dedicated opportunities were designed for device training, theory, and DaVinci XI console and simulator stations. Training was provided by a Robotic Surgery Fellow and Technical team from Intuitive on voluntary basis. No fees were charged for the course. Results 48 Delegates applied for registration. 23 were shortlisted into four groups. 13 medical students and 10 doctors were in attendance. Each Delegate was provided a dedicated time of at least 20 minutes on each station. Delegates had an opportunity to use the Console and Simulator for training exercises. Feedback from the course was resoundingly positive. To our knowledge this was the 1st free Robotic Surgery course in UK providing hands on experience to medical students and junior doctors. Conclusions Our experience of organizing a “Free Robotic Surgery Workshop” may be utilised nationally to increase training opportunities for medical students and junior doctors.