(December 8, 2008 - Insidermedicine) In this video, Dr. Daniel B. Jones, MD, FACS, discusses alternative methods for training surgeons. Dr. Jones, who is Chief of Minimally Invasive Surgery & Bariatric Program and Co-director of the Carl J. Shapiro Simulation and Skills Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, as well as Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, advocates training surgeons outside of the operating room and in skills labs instead.