Hands-On Robotic Skills Courses
A total of one (1) one-day course has been added to accommodate 12 fellows.
Dates: Thursday, May 18, 2023
Location: The SAGES Robotic Fellows Courses will take place at the Intuitive Surgical training lab in Norcross, GA (ATL airport). For non-local attendees, the required arrival date is Wednesday afternoon or evening, May 17 to allow for an early start the next day. Applicants must be comfortable committing to a two-day travel itinerary
Learning Objectives: Robotic general surgery procedures topics will be covered with emphasis placed on current and future robotics technology, and safe and practical application of robotics in general surgery cases. At the end of the course, MIS fellows will have a robust understanding of the technical, procedural, and surgical skills required to successfully complete procedures on a da Vinci Xi system.
Course Chair: Ankit Patel, MD, FACS, Emory University School of Medicine
Faculty Members: TBA
Agenda (approximated):
All lectures are pre-recorded and shared with attendees upon acceptance to course
Arrival the afternoon or evening prior to course, check into hotel
Day of course:
- 6:45am check out of hotel, shuttle from hotel to lab
- 7:00am lab check-in, breakfast, introductions, program overview
- 8:00am transition to lab
- 12:00pm lunch with Q&A
- 12:30pm transition to lab
- 3:00pm adjourn
Shuttle from lab directly to ATL airport, typical drop off 4:00-4:15pm depending on traffic
Fellow Requirements:
- Applicant must be a SAGES member or have submitted an application for SAGES membership
- Fellowships must contain robotic surgical systems and general faculty with robotic privileges
- Hospital Program should be performing at least 170 general surgery robotic cases within the last year, with one or more mentor faculty performing 35 general surgery cases within the last year (preferably Xi; Intuitive-provided case logs)
- We are currently not accepting international applicants
- Fellow should commit to completing a total of 20 console cases and 10 bedside cases prior to the completion of the current academic year
- Fellow should have completed the FRS Robotic Surgical Curriculum (Modules 1, 2, and 4), or a da Vinci Technology Skills Drill with a hands-on kit or with a da Vinci simulator system using the following activities:
Review Process: Applications will be reviewed for eligibility by SAGES
Fees: The SAGES Robotics Fellows Courses are free of charge* for all selected applicants.
SAGES gratefully acknowledges Intuitive Surgical for their generous educational grant in support of the SAGES Robotics Fellows Course. All fellow travel, lodging accommodations, select meals*, and select ground transportation* are covered by the grant.
*Ground transportation from the hotel to the lab, and from the lab to the airport for departure are covered by the grant. Ground transportation upon arrival, such as from the ATL airport to the hotel, is the responsibility of the traveler. Breakfast and lunch are provided on the day of the course; all other melas are the responsibility of the traveler.
Course Application: Open