Simulation in Surgical Training and Practice is reviewed extensively in this important Surgical Clinics of North America issue. Articles include: Applying Educational Theory to Simulation Based Training and Assessment in Surgery; Figuring out Team Simulation Training; Faculty Development for Simulation Training; The Evolving Role of Simulation in Teaching Surgery in Undergraduate Medical Education; Using Simulation in Inter-Professional Education; Current Status of Simulation Based Training in Graduate Medical Education; National Simulation-based Training of Fellows: The Vascular Surgery Example; Paying For it: Funding Models for Simulation Centers; Surgical Simulation Centers as Educational Homes for Practicing Surgeons; Better Assessment: Advanced Engineering Technology for Measuring Performance In and Out of the Simulation Lab; Moving the Needle - Simulation's Impact on Patient Outcomes; Human Factors Engineering and Effective Simulation - Partners for Improved Patient Safety; Simulation for the Assessment and Improvement of Teamwork and Communication in the Operating Room; Using Simulation to Improve Systems; Simulation for Maintenance of Certification; and more!

Editors Kimberly Brown and Celia Chao and authors review the latest in Melanoma. Articles will include Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Prevention, and Early Detection; Work-up and Staging of Malignant Melanoma; Principles of Surgical Treatment of Malignant Melanoma; Surviving Cutaneous Melanoma; Locoregional Therapies; Melanoma Vaccines; The Role of Radiation Therapy in Melanoma; Systemic Therapy in Melanoma; Unusual Presentations of Melanoma; Surgical Treatment Options for Stage IV Melanoma; Head and Neck Melanoma; Melanoma in Non-Caucasian Populations and more!

The Molecular Basis of Cancer and the Development of Targeted Therapy; Measuring Outcomes in Oncology Treatment: the Emergence of Patient-Centered Outcomes; The Role of Minimally Invasive Treatments in Surgical Oncology; Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Patients with Breast Cancer; Multi-Disciplinary Approach to the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer; Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Squamous Cell Cancers of the Head and Neck; Melanoma Treatment - Where are We?; Liver-Directed Therapies for Primary and Secondary Hepatic Malignancies; Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Esophageal and Gastric Cancer; Soft-tissue Sarcomas and the Expanding Role of Radiation Therapy; Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Cancers of the Pancreas or Biliary Tree; Multi-Disciplinary Approach to the Palliative Care of the Patient with Cancer; Gastro-Intestinal Stromal Tumors; What's New in the Treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumors