Suturing

Department:      Surgery, UMC Groningen
Supervisors:      J.S. Atiev, M.D. (surgeon)
                        M. de Groot, Ph.D. (medical biologist)

Get a head start on learning a fundamental surgical skill. Our suture workshop provides you with the training and materials to practice a variety of suturing methods (simple interrupted, simple continuous and subcutaneous) on real pig skin. The workshop consists of two parts. The first part is a theoretical outline of several aspects of wound closure, illustrated with pictures and short animations. The second part is a practical session that features the guidance of an attending surgeon, allowing personal instruction for every participant. By the end of the two-hour workshop, students leave with basic skills necessary to practice basic suturing and achieve mastery.