Written by Danny Goel, MD, MBA, MSc, FRCSC
Surgical training has always been rooted in discipline, mentorship, and hands-on experience. Those principles will never change. What is changing—and what must change—is how we support residents and surgeons in mastering increasingly complex procedures, technologies, and clinical scenarios across their lifetime in practice.
The Evolution of Surgical Training
We are entering a new era where surgical education can be personalized, data-driven, y accessible to every clinician, no matter where they live or train. For the first time, we can match learning opportunities to individual needs rather than rely solely on time-based progression or the chance availability of certain cases or a KOL’s lived experience.
Surgeons learn differently. They arrive with unique strengths, face different learning curves, and encounter different case mixes depending on geography and institution. Yet for decades, training structures assumed uniform exposure, linear development, and ubiquitous access. Experience has been treated as the sole accelerator of skill—even though access to meaningful experience varies dramatically worldwide. Personalized learning changes this.
“When we give surgeons adaptive, real-time feedback based on their own performance and the ability to practice difficult scenarios repeatedly, we create a path toward mastery that is clearer, more deliberate, and more equitable than anything we have seen before.”
It is not about replacing tradition; it is about reinforcing it, scaling it, and promoting equitable access—ensuring that the opportunity to grow exists for every surgeon who seeks it.
Introducing the PrecisionOS Fracture Lab
A PrecisionOS, we have built the Fracture Lab around this philosophy. Instead of viewing simulation as a one-off experience or a checklist of technical tasks, we designed a progressive curriculum that mirrors real surgical development.
Our Basic, Advanced, and Master-level fracture modules allow learners to build foundational understanding, refine technique, and ultimately challenge themselves with rare and complex scenarios that few surgeons encounter regularly yet must be prepared to manage safely.
El feedback adapts to the learner. It presents multiple fracture cases per level, supports true decision-making and surgical planning, and provides real-time data on reduction quality, implant positioning, imaging use, and workflow. Surgeons learn how their decisions change outcomes—developing judgment, not just familiarity.
Residents are gaining confidence faster, improving cognitive preparation, and accelerating technical understanding in ways traditional training cannot accomplish at scale. Most importantly, they can train anywhere—whether in a major teaching hospital, community setting, or region where cadaver labs and in-person device courses aren’t accessible.
Equitable and Global Access to Surgical Learning
Access is not a feature; it is the foundation of equitable surgical education. When the ability to practice and improve is available on a mobile device o VR headset, learning is no longer constrained by travel, budgets, or institutional resources.
It becomes a function of curiosity, commitment, and time—not geography. We built this platform so that a resident in Lagos, a fellow in São Paulo, and a surgeon in Singapore can strengthen the same skills, on the same cases, with the same quality of educational experience.
This is how we democratize excellence in surgery.
CME-Eligible Modules: A Milestone for Orthopedic Education
As we continue expanding the curriculum, we’re preparing to introduce CME-eligible modules, enabling surgeons worldwide to earn accredited continuing education credits through immersive, measured learning.
This milestone not only advances PrecisionOS, but also the entire field of surgical education. It signals that the profession recognizes the value of structured, outcomes-based training and acknowledges that digital learning environments can support real-world competence.
CME credit will no longer depend solely on lectures or conference rooms. It will increasingly reflect demonstrated growth and hands-on engagement. That’s how we ensure lifelong learning remains meaningful, measurable, and aligned with patient safety.
Bridging Tradition and Technology
The future of surgical education is not a choice between innovation and tradition—it is the thoughtful integration of both. Cadaver labs, mentorship, and the operating room remain central to surgical training. But now, we can strengthen those experiences with personalized rehearsal, objective feedback, and exposure to a wider range of clinical challenges than any single institution could provide.
We can prepare surgeons more fully before they ever step into the OR and reinforce skills long after residency ends—giving every learner, everywhere, the chance to reach their full potential.
A Global Commitment to Surgical Excellence
As a surgeon and educator, I believe this moment represents not just technological advancement but a moral obligation. When tools exist that can accelerate competence, expand access, and improve patient care worldwide, the question is no longer whether we adopt them—but how quickly and responsibly we can.
Personalized, data-driven, and globally accessible surgical education is not the future—it has already begun. And it will define the next generation of surgical excellence.
Basic courses will be available mid-November, with Advanced and Master-level Fracture modules launching soon.
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PrecisionOS is an award-winning medical software company redefining surgical training through virtual reality. Built by surgeons for surgeons, PrecisionOS empowers healthcare teams around the world with immersive, measurable, and patient-centered learning experiences.
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