Yu HW, et al. – Clinicians tried to find out the educational effectiveness of a surgical training model for bilateral axillo–breast approach robotic thyroidectomy (BABA RT), comparing objective BABA scores with scores on the da Vinci Skills Simulator (dVSS). It was concluded that BABA training model is an excellent educational tool for surgical residents and surgical fellows to learn and practice BABA RT. Evaluation by BABA score yielded objective results comparable to those of traditional scoring methodologies.