Development of a cost effective and efficient teaching model for flexible cystoscopy

Aim: to present a latex glove training model for flexible cystoscopy. methods: the latex glove model was used to construct a model for teaching flexible cystoscopy to postgraduate trainees in urology; the materials used in this model are freely available and economic. in this pilot study we observed the effectiveness of this model,which can be improved upon to make different tasks of variable difficulty. in this study the glove was considered as the bladder and the finger stalls as means of learning to maneuver the flexible cystoscope. results: the most common problem faced by trainees was the movement of the lever and to stay oriented to what part of the bladder they were observing,also there were many un-purposeful movements and collision with the walls of the glove. conclusion: the latex glove method is a cost effective manner of teaching residents the technique of flexible cystoscopy.