Expanding Global Laparoscopic Training: Validity Testing of a Ugandan-Manufactured Box Trainer

Shannon M. Barter, Kunyu Du, Rania Challita, Atukuri Patricia, Okileng Joseph, Arushi Sivasankar, Wigdan Hissein, Chimdi Ikpe, Anna Mcpherson, Kasagga Brian, Katumba Tabitha, Anthony N. Eze, Olivia McGinnis, Robert Ssekitoleko, Rovine Naluyimbazi, Tamara N. Fitzgerald

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2026.103966
Published: 2026-09
Container: Journal of Surgical Education
Publisher: Elsevier BV
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.jsurg.2026.103966,
  title = {Expanding Global Laparoscopic Training: Validity Testing of a Ugandan-Manufactured Box Trainer},
  author = {Shannon M. Barter and Kunyu Du and Rania Challita and Atukuri Patricia and Okileng Joseph and Arushi Sivasankar and Wigdan Hissein and Chimdi Ikpe and Anna Mcpherson and Kasagga Brian and Katumba Tabitha and Anthony N. Eze and Olivia McGinnis and Robert Ssekitoleko and Rovine Naluyimbazi and Tamara N. Fitzgerald},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of Surgical Education},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jsurg.2026.103966},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2026.103966}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Expanding Global Laparoscopic Training: Validity Testing of a Ugandan-Manufactured Box Trainer
AU  - Shannon M. Barter
AU  - Kunyu Du
AU  - Rania Challita
AU  - Atukuri Patricia
AU  - Okileng Joseph
AU  - Arushi Sivasankar
AU  - Wigdan Hissein
AU  - Chimdi Ikpe
AU  - Anna Mcpherson
AU  - Kasagga Brian
AU  - Katumba Tabitha
AU  - Anthony N. Eze
AU  - Olivia McGinnis
AU  - Robert Ssekitoleko
AU  - Rovine Naluyimbazi
AU  - Tamara N. Fitzgerald
PY  - 2026
JO  - Journal of Surgical Education
DO  - 10.1016/j.jsurg.2026.103966
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2026.103966
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Barter, S. M., Du, K., Challita, R., Patricia, A., Joseph, O., Sivasankar, A., Hissein, W., Ikpe, C., Mcpherson, A., Brian, K., Tabitha, K., Eze, A. N., McGinnis, O., Ssekitoleko, R., Naluyimbazi, R., & Fitzgerald, T. N. (2026). Expanding Global Laparoscopic Training: Validity Testing of a Ugandan-Manufactured Box Trainer. Journal of Surgical Education. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2026.103966

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