Importance of future motivation for skill acquisition among medical students undergoing endoscopic forceps training

Abstract Background In recent years, surgical procedures have shifted from open thoracotomy and laparotomy to minimally invasive endoscopic surgery, making endoscopic forceps training essential. In our department, we teach endoscopic forceps training to medical students in dry laboratories. We exami...

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Published in:	BMC Medical Education
Main Authors:	Go Kamimura, Koki Maeda, Masaya Aoki, Satomi Imamura, Shoichiro Morizono, Takuya Tokunaga, Tadashi Umehara, Aya Harada-Takeda, Toshiyuki Nagata, Kazuhiro Ueda
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-04-01
Subjects:	Endoscopic forceps training Medical students Skill acquisition
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07048-3