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Once a month the Sinai resident attends the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery Grand Rounds. This activity is followed by -two to three hours of hands-on experience in the state-of-the-art animal operative lab. Junior residents practice procedures like central venous access, tube thoracostomy, pericardiocenthesis and basic suturing techniques, in -five to six training modules. Senior residents, under supervision by faculty, perform operations on (almost) human-sized swine and learn about specific exposures and pitfalls, in over 12 training modules.  "It does feel different to stand on the other side of the table and make all of the decisions". Together with practice on minimally invasive simulators at Sinai and the A.T.O.M. course, this type of training will provide the resident with greater skills and confidence for the operating room.