Boston – Wise Construction recently completed the new, state-of-the- art Surgical Skills Training Laboratory at Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary. The state-of-the-art lab advances instruction capabilities in otolaryngology, including: skull-base surgery, head and neck surgery, laser surgery, otology and neurotology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, sinus surgery, laryngology, and pediatric otolaryngology.
The facility allows for instruction using anatomic and cadaveric specimens, providing a significant improvement in hands-on cadaveric training for surgical residents. Designed by Michigan architects Eckert and Wordell, the laboratory features one proctor station and 12 individual teaching stations, each equipped with video monitoring surgical microscopes, drills, and DVD training videos.
The lab’s teleconferencing capabilities enable live broadcast to conference rooms within the hospital and to physicians around the world. The proctor station is connected to individual workstations with video screens and communication abilities. These areas connect to the operating room suites and to classrooms, which allow form instruction of larger audiences outside the laboratory.