Abstract
Constraints on surgical resident training (work hour mandates, shorter training programs, etc.) and inequalities in the availability of expert surgical educators in academic programs may limit the acquisition of prosthetic surgical skills. As a result, training courses are being conducted to augment the prosthetic surgery learning experience. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of a hands-on cadaver-based teaching program led by high volume prosthetic urological experts on resident procedural knowledge and procedural confidence with placement of penile prosthesis. As part of the 2017 Society of Urologic Prosthetic Surgeons and the Sexual Medicine Society of North America Annual Meeting, 31 urology residents participated in a simulation lab in prosthetic Urology. The lab included didactic lectures and a hands-on cadaveric laboratory. Participants completed surveys before and after the course. The surveys consisted of 30 non-validated multiple-choice questions to assess procedural knowledge and self-confidence regarding penile prosthetic surgery. Wilcoxon Signed Rank tests for matched pairs were used to compare respondents’ pre- and post- course knowledge (% questions answered correctly) and confidence ratings. Prior implant experience was assessed by the number of penile prosthesis cases performed before the training course.
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