Objective To evaluate laparoscopic skills of third-year Gynecology and Obstetrics residents after training at a training and surgical experimentation center.Methods Use of a prospective questionnaire analyzing demographic data, medical residency, skills, competences, and training in a box trainer and in pigs.Results After the training, there was significant improvement in laparoscopic skills according to the residents (before 1.3/after 2.7; p=0.000) and preceptors (before 2.1/after 4.8; p=0.000). There was also significant improvement in the feeling of competence in surgeries with level 1 and 2 of difficulty. All residents approved the training.Conclusion The training was distributed into 12 hours in the box trainer and 20 hours in animals, and led to better laparoscopic skills and a feeling of more surgical competence in laparoscopic surgery levels 1 and 2.

performed between 3/2019-2/2020 and COVID included surgeries between 3/ 2020-2/2021. In the pre-COVID group, 1107 cases had no surgical delay (75.3%), 364 cases had surgical delay or cancellation (24.7%). In the COVD group, 1042 cases had no surgical delay (75.5%), 339 cases had surgical delay or cancellation (24.5%). Of delayed surgeries, there was a significant difference in the median number of days to surgery in the COVID-19 group of 31.2 days (13.9-56.0) as compared to the pre-COVID group 14.0 days (7.0-34.8) (p<0.01). Among cases scheduled during the COVID-19 pandemic, after controlling for the urgency of the case, there was no significant association between insurance type, race or ethnicity and the likelihood of having surgery delayed or canceled (OR 0.82,CI 0.