A model for teaching newborn circumcision.

Abstract

Hundreds of residents are trained to perform neonatal circumcision every year. This article describes the construction and use of a model designed to introduce trainees to neonatal circumcision using the Gomco technique. A circumcision model was constructed using a clipboard, a pacifier, examination gloves, a rubber band, a syringe, tape, surgical towels, and a circumcision kit containing a 1.3 Gomco clamp, hemostats, surgical scissors, and a scalpel blade. With each trainee using a separate model, one instructor was able to guide four interns through three simulations each during a 1-hour orientation session.