Evaluation of the 10-year history of a 2-day standardized laparoscopic surgical skills training program at Kyushu University

Purpose Laparoscopic and open surgical skills differ distinctly from one another. Our institute provides laparoscopic surgical skills training for currently active surgeons throughout Japan. This study was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of our 2-day standardized laparoscopic surgical skills training program over its 10-year history.