Methods
A cohort of 20 medical students (10 females and 10 males) with a mean age of 25.4 ± 2.6 years (mean ± standard deviation [SD]) volunteered to participate in the study. All subjects signed an informed consent and completed a questionnaire with some background factors, including experience and attitude towards simulation training and tele-mentoring, prior to the study. The subjects were medical students during their surgical semester at Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. These students were naïve to both laparoscopy and laparoscopic simulator training. The study was conducted at Sunderby Hospital, Luleå, Sweden where the participating students did their surgical semester. The students were randomized into two equally large groups, performing basic skills training using the Simball
Flowchart of the study design