Handedness in surgical education: Evaluating suturing proficiency among left- and right-handed trainees
Handedness does not impact the final outcome of basic surgical skills teaching. However, left-handed students may perceive more challenges due to right-handed tools and techniques. Tailoring teaching strategies and providing hand-specific tools may improve their learning experience.
Authors
- Salim Rahhal
- Ahmad Zaghal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0554-8043)
- Eyad Bitar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4422-8248)
- Joelle Hassanieh
- Batoul Zaiter
Institutions
- American University of Beirut Medical Center (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgery Open Science
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sopen.2025.02.006
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.29
Funders
- American University of Beirut