The COVID pandemic has had huge implications for training in cardiothoracic surgery. The reduction in training opportunities has led to concerns from trainees globally regarding the impact on their learning and their training progression. Surgical simulation is effective in the development of technical skills in cardiothoracic surgery with numerous examples of low and high-fidelity simulators. Despite this the incorporation of such methods into training curricula worldwide is seldom. Core fundamentals are required to successfully implement surgical simulation into training programmes, which includes; commitment from trainers, regular sessions and structured feedback. Few programmes have demonstrated the successful incorporation of surgical simulation and there is a growing acceptance of its place in the speciality. As we recover from this challenging period it may be the right opportunity to evolve how we train our current and future trainees by incorporating hands-on simulation as a fundamental part of the cardiothoracic curriculum.

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是时候将动手模拟纳入心胸外科课程了吗？

COVID大流行对心胸外科的培训产生了巨大的影响。培训机会的减少引起了全球受训人员对其学习和培训进度的影响的担忧。手术模拟在发展心胸外科技术技能方面非常有效，有许多低保真和高保真模拟器的例子。尽管如此，很少将此类方法纳入世界范围内的培训课程。将手术模拟成功实施到培训计划中需要核心基础知识，其中包括：来自培训师、定期会议和结构化反馈的承诺。很少有项目能够成功地结合手术模拟，并且越来越多地接受它在专业中的地位。