Can Robots Accelerate the Learning Curve for Surgical Training? An Analysis of Residents and Medical Students

This research was funded by a hospital-based grant; National University Health System (NUHS) innovation and creativity in education (NICE) fund.The design and construct of the IRAS simulator was supported by a previous research grant BEP 102 148 0009, Image-guided Robotic Assisted Surgical Training from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore.