Advanced Ureteroscopy Simulation Workstation for Medical

The objective of this Phase II Fast Track project is to deliver a validated commercial PC-based ureteroscopic endoscopic surgical simulation training system for military and civilian health care professionals. This project will transform the existingsimulator into the most effective training tool available, capable of training military and civilian health professionals to perform numerous procedures such as stone extraction, stone lithotripsy, cutting strictures and complicated procedures with steeplearning curves such as TURP (the standard therapy for men with benign prostatic hyperplasia).Fast track Phase II will pursue advanced development of the endourology simulator; designs will be optimized, fabricated, and integrated into the URO Mentor. The project will be conducted in collaboration with the National Capital Area Medical SimulationCenter (NCA Simulation Center), the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (CCF), and Emory University Hospital. A TURP training module will be completed and added onto the URO Mentor, and force feedback sensations will be added to the simulation scenarios. Existingdidactic tools will be refined and improved. The NCA Simulation Center will design and conduct, together with Emory, a comprehensive validation study to ensure the simulator meets both army and civilian requirements. Upon completion of Fast Track Phase II a validated medical training simulator, URO Mentor, will be available to the medical marketplace for training on ureteroscopic procedures from basic skills tasks to full procedures.