Simulation and educational use only — not authorization for independent patient care.
Physician assistant / nurse practitioner

First Assist PA/NP track

Supervised First Assistance

Exposure, tissue protection, trial-reduction observation, implant read-back and closure under explicit mentor authorization. Passing standard is 80 with no critical safety failure.

Role boundaries

Assists under direct supervision. May not independently select resection, alignment, ligament release, implant constraint, polyethylene thickness or medication, or independently accept an intraoperative complication.

Review chain: Supervising surgeon mentor → surgeon evaluator → program administrator

Full OR team simulations