Eligibility:
1.Completed Level 1
2.Robotic Console Certification received from one of the robotic companies (available in India)
3.Has to become a member of AGRS and SERGS (at special rates)
Course fees: 100000 INR + GST

E-learning module Level 2

1.Principles of RAS (Dr Thomas Hebert)
2.Port Placement & Positioning (Dr Philip Van Trappen)
3.Anesthesia considerations in Robotic Surgery (Dr. Shekhar Reddy)
4.Use of Energy in Robotics (Dr Yogesh Kulkarni)
5.Robotic pelvic anatomy (Dr. Arunava Roy)
6.Procedural videos (standardized – stepwise)

1. Benign Hysterectomy ( Dr. Rooma Sinha)
2.Ovarian Cystectomy (Dr Arunava Roy)
3.Myomectomy (Dr.Anupama Bahadur)
4.Radical Hysterectomy (Dr Henrick Falconer)
5.Sacro-colpopexy (Dr Anshumala Kulkarni)
6.Pelvic lympnode dissection (Dr. Arunava Roy)

TESTT 2

1.A theoretical exam(online) TESTT2, which contains 25 multiple choice questions based on the videos above
2.One has to score 60% (18 out of 25) to clear the exam

Level 2 Practical training

1.All candidates have to observe 10 robotic surgeries with a mentor at designated centres across India. 2.He/she can choose any centre for observation and can opt to observe with more than one mentor for the 10 cases. 3.On completion of each observation, they have to fill up and submit an assessment form signed by the mentors

Hands on training at Animal Lab (ASSEND) in Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore, India

A candidate will approach this on completion of 10 case observations
It will include dry lab, simulation exercises and animal lab training over a period of 2 days
This training is presently planned at one per quarter with 8 trainees in each batch

Case observation centers in India with Mentors:

Fortis Memorial Hospital, Gurugram, Delhi – Dr. Rama Joshi (Intuitive )
Sir Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi – Dr Mala Srivastava ( Medtronics)
Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad – Dr Rooma Sinha (Intuitive)
Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata – Dr Arunava Roy (Intuitive)
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai – Dr Anshumala Kulkarni ( Intuitive)
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai – Dr Yogesh Kulkarni ( Intuitive)
Narayana Health City, Bengaluru – Dr. Rohit Ranade ( Intuitive)
Dr Kedar’s Hospital and Infertility Clinic, Panjim, Goa- Dr Kedar Padte (CMR)