Curriculum
Curriculum and Study Schedule
PennMicro is designed to accelerate your microsurgery learning curve through a series of simple exercises, each targeting a fundamental microsurgery movement. This is based on the same principles for skill acquisition used in other high-performance fields, from sports and music to aviation. If you practice these fundamental skills, you can make these aspects of microsurgery essentially automatic, freeing your mind to focus on other critical aspects of each microsurgery case.
PHASE 1: Skill Acquisition (1 week, 30 minutes per day) |
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Day 1 |
Watch and practice:
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Day 2 |
Watch and practice:
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Day 3 |
Watch and practice:
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Day 4 |
Watch and practice:
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Day 5 |
Watch and practice:
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Day 6 |
Watch and practice:
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Day 7 |
Watch:
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PHASE 2: Focused Practice (1-4 weeks, 30 minutes per day) |
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10 min |
Practice fundamentals (one or all of the following):
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10 min |
Practice skills (one or all of the following):
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10 min |
Practice throwing and tying (one or all of the following):
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PHASE 3: Maintenance (lifelong practice, 5-10 minutes per day, 3-4 days per week) |
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5-10 min |
Your micro skills are perishable, and without some regular practice, they can start to fade. A few times per week, spend 5-10 minutes practicing some aspect of your micro skills: this could be hitting the dots while you wait for a case to start, or throwing a few stitches after work while you’re watching tv. Pick an approach that you can maintain: whatever form of practice will most easily fits into your day. |