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Abstract enRobotic surgery is increasingly being performed worldwide in the surgical treatments of various diseases. Radical prostatectomy provides long-term cancer control in patients with localized prostate cancer. Robotic radical prostatectomy (RARP) has increasingly become a preferred treatment of choice both by patients and urologists since its introduction in 2001. The training of this surgical approach is a very important subject. This paper was prepared following reviewing the published literature on training on RARP, an internet bases search related with robotic prostate cancer surgery training and reviewing the training programs of the centers who offer training in robotic urology. In the present paper, we summarized the training modalities in RARP including; I. Video based learning: watching edited and non-edited surgical videos, II. Attending courses, symposiums and meetings related with robotic surgery, III. Watching live robotic surgical cases in the operating room, IV. Training with simulators, V. Training with the surgical surgical robot on training materials, VI. Training with the surgical robot on live animals under anesthesia in the laboratory, VII. Patient site assisting during robotic surgical procedures, VIII. Performing robotic surgery as a console surgeon under the supervision of a experienced mentor (fellowship program), IX. Assessing outcomes of the robotic surgical procedures (learning curve) and X. Ankara Ataturk Hospital Robotic Radical Prostatectomy Training Model. Training in robotic prostate cancer surgery includes a variety of modalities. Effective and sufficient training could be obtained with the combination of the suggested training modalities. Keywords: Training modalities, robotic surgery, prostate cancer surgery.

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