International Delphi consensus defines robotic surgery training curriculum for GI trainees

An EAES-led Delphi study (83 panelists, 15 countries) reached consensus on a platform-agnostic robotic training curriculum for GI surgery trainees, covering knowledge requirements, training components, performance assessment, and certification — a step toward standardized roboti…

• Two-round Delphi study: 83 panelists (surgeons, trainees, human factors experts, theater staff, industry); 86% completed round 1, 99% of those completed round 2; consensus threshold set at ≥70% agreement.
• Of 143 total statements evaluated across both rounds and a consensus meeting, domains reaching agreement included bedside-assistant and console-surgeon knowledge, training components, performance assessment, and certification/supervision frameworks.
• Key limitation: this is expert-consensus methodology, not an outcomes study — whether adoption of this curriculum improves trainee performance or patient safety remains unvalidated. Also not radiology-specific; relevance to radiology audiences is limited to parallels in robotic/IR procedural training curricula.

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