Feasibility, usability, and validity assessment of a novel plug-and-play virtual endoscopy simulator

The first validation of a novel virtual simulator demonstrated its feasibility and usability, with mostly sufficient validity. Many participants favored its implementation in endoscopy training, particularly for novice and beginner endoscopists, who were identified as the most suitable target learners.

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Surgical Endoscopy
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2025-12-04
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-025-12396-8
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Surgical Simulation and Training
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Abstract

The first validation of a novel virtual simulator demonstrated its feasibility and usability, with mostly sufficient validity. Many participants favored its implementation in endoscopy training, particularly for novice and beginner endoscopists, who were identified as the most suitable target learners.

Surgical EndoscopyVol. 40(2)
Goethe University Frankfurt (DE), Jungheinrich (Germany) (DE), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE), Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg (DE), University Hospital Regensburg (DE), Klinikum Hanau (DE), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE), Universitätsklinikum Aachen (DE), Agaplesion Bethesda Krankenhaus (DE), University Hospital Frankfurt (DE), German Insurance Association (DE), St. Josef-Hospital (DE), Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE), University Hospital in Halle (DE), Asklepios Klinik Barmbek (DE), University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus (DE), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE), RWTH Aachen University (DE)
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