Building Bridges: The Homemade Laparoscope Project for Medical Education
Manuel Cevallos, Samantha Dinh, Alicia C. Nguyen, Danielle Vildorf
TL;DR
This paper introduces a low-cost homemade laparoscope to help medical students learn abdominal anatomy and laparoscopic techniques in resource-limited settings.
Contribution
The novel contribution is a reliable, affordable homemade laparoscope for medical education in low-resource environments.
Findings
The homemade laparoscope provides a practical way to teach abdominal anatomy.
It helps students understand basic laparoscopic procedures.
The device is suitable for use in universities with limited resources.
Abstract
We describe the construction of a homemade laparoscope that undergraduate and medical students can use to learn abdominal gross anatomy from a different perspective. Students can also explore basic concepts in the laparoscopic procedure. This reliable and low-cost instrument can reduce the learning gap in low-resource universities.
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Taxonomy
TopicsAnatomy and Medical Technology · Surgical Simulation and Training · Innovations in Medical Education