Louise and Clay Wood Simulation Center | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Curriculum

Phase 1: Basic/Core Skills and Tasks

  • Advanced Laparoscopy Skills
  • Advanced Tissue Handling: Flaps, Skin Grafts
  • Airway Management
  • Asepsis and Instrument Identification
  • Basic Laparoscopy Skills
  • Bone Fixation and Casting
  • Central Line Insertion and Arterial Lines
  • Chest Tube and Thoracentesis
  • Colonoscopy
  • Hand Sewn Gastrointestinal Anastomosis
  • Inguinal Anatomy
  • Knot Tying
  • Laparotomy Opening and Closure
  • Stapled Gastrointestinal Anastomosis
  • Surgical Biopsy
  • Suturing
  • Tissue Handling, Dissection, and Wound Closure
  • Upper Endoscopy
  • Urethral and Suprapubic Catheterization
  • Vascular Anastomosis

Phase 2: Advanced Procedures

  • Gastric Resection and Peptic Ulcer Disease
  • Laparoscopic Appendectomy
  • Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
  • Laparoscopic Right Colon Resection
  • Laparoscopic Sigmoid Resection
  • Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication
  • Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
  • Laparoscopic Ventral/Incisional Hernia Repair
  • Laparoscopic/Open Bile Duct Exploration
  • Laparoscopic/Open Cholecystectomy
  • Laparoscopic/Open Splenectomy
  • Open Inguinal/Femoral Hernia Repair
  • Open Right Colon Resection
  • Parathyroidectomy/Thyroidectomy
  • Sentinel Node Biopsy and Axillary Lymph Node Dissection


Phase 3: Team-Based Skills

  • Laparoscopic Crisis
  • Laparoscopic Troubleshooting
  • Latex Allergy Anaphylaxis
  • Patient Handoff
  • Postoperative Hypotension
  • Postoperative MI (Cardiogenic Shock)
  • Postoperative Pulmonary Embolus
  • Preoperative Briefing
  • Retained Sponge on Postoperative Chest X-ray
  • Trauma Team Training