GlobalSurgBox

The GlobalSurgBox (GSB) app expands access to high-quality surgical education by allowing trainees to learn and practice skills remotely using the GlobalSurgBox simulator. Trainees can watch expert-led teaching videos, record their own practice sessions, and submit videos for asynchronous faculty review. Faculty provide targeted, time-stamped text or audio feedback within the app, creating a flexible, interactive learning process that supports deliberate practice and continuous improvement.
The GSB app features a modular curriculum combining didactic instruction with hands-on skills training. Lessons are appropriate for all levels, from medical students learning basic instrument handling to residents performing advanced vascular and cardiac anastomoses. Institutions can assign lessons to meet specific training objectives or integrate them into standardized curricula.
Modules include:
Two-handed, one-handed, and slip knots
How to use a needle driver
Simple interrupted and running sutures
Horizontal, vertical, and subcuticular mattress sutures
Two-layer bowel anastomosis
End-to-end vascular anastomosis
Vascular patch and aortic repairs
Distal and proximal coronary anastomoses (CABG)
By pairing guided instruction with asynchronous, time-stamped faculty feedback, the app supports skill acquisition at the learner’s own pace, making surgical training more accessible and scalable. The platform is ideal for individuals seeking supplemental practice and for institutions aiming to implement competency-based skills curricula.
If you or your institution are interested in adopting the GlobalSurgBox curriculum, please contact [email protected] for more information.
[Minimum supported app version: 1.0.1]