Co-authored by surgeons and professional educators, here is a practical, how-to book for organizing and teaching AO courses. You will find guidelines and tips for: Identifying the learning needs of your students Using videos, slides, implants, and instruments as teaching tools Communicating effectively in an international setting Encouraging active participation and teamwork Evaluating the course for success and areas to improve And much more! Checklists, anecdotes, and illustrations highl...

A how-to book for organizing and teaching AO coursesCo-authored by surgeons and professional educators, here is a practical, how-to book for organizing and teaching AO courses. You will find guidelines and tips for:Identifying the learning needs of your studentsUsing videos, slides, implants, and instruments as teaching toolsCommunicating effectively in an international settingEncouraging active participation and...

There is a certain volunteer soldier in the mountains, deeply wounded and about to meet his end.On the verge of death, he remembers fragments of the world he once inhabited. And then, he questions.What is this world called "Grimgar"?Meanwhile, Haruhiro and his party have left Thousand Valley and are on their way to Alterna. In a forest along their route, they are attacked by massive ape-like monsters called guorellas. This forces them into a difficult battle against ...

Leaving behind Yume, who has parted ways with the rest of them, Haruhiro and the rest travel on a pirate ship to the free city of Vele. There, they decide to make their way towards the still-distant Alterna by defending the suspicious trader Kejiman's caravan.Their journey goes surprisingly well. Or so they think, until they encounter the legendary Leslie Camp... or at least a massive tent they think might be it. In what may be a twist of fate, they set foot inside it, and...?!...

Why are we doing this...?When Haruhiro came to he was in the darkness. Not knowing why was he here or where "here" even was. With him were others who also remembered little more than their own names. What they found when they came out of the underground was a world that was "just like a game." In order to survive Haruhiro forms a party with others in the same situation as him learns skills and takes his first steps forward into the world of Grimgar as a trainee volunteer soldier.

"I'll do what I have to. I'll do it. Now."Gritting his teeth, and bracing his legs, Haruhiro faces the guorella onslaught once more. He rouses himself with a sense of purpose, and tries to avert his eyes from the reality of her death.Then, when he finds himself facing a regret and despair greater than he can handle, that mysterious man, Jessie, whispers to him, "There is a way. Just one."Meanwhile, Ranta, having left Forgan, is desperately fleeing his former keeper Tak...

"This isn't Grimgar. We have to get out of here."The party have been split up in Parano, the other world, where dream monsters and mages run wild. Without their trusty comrades, they can only rely on themselves."But how far can I believe that 'I' am me?"The goals are to find his comrades and to escape. The king holds the keys. Sharing their hearts and strength with Alice C and Io's party who also wandered into Parano, will Haruhiro and company be able to make it bac...

“...We can't abandon him. Or rather, I don't think we should.”Haruhiro and the others who were taken away to the unfamiliar world of Grimgar have now gained experience and are finally maturing as volunteer soldiers. In order to bring things up a level, they’ve traveled to a new dungeon, the Cyrene Mines, but this is also the place where Merry, the newest addition to their party, once lost her comrades.Haruhiro thought their exploration would go easily, but one member of the...

"...So, this thing, what do you think it is?"It has now been some months since the party came to the Wonder Hole. Haruhiro and his companions have been slowly but steadily improving their skills as they clear the labyrinth. One day, while exploring, they find a "hole" they've never seen before. A hole that, as far as they know... wasn't there when they passed through the area three days earlier. It may lead to a new and unexplored area, which would be highly profitable for them if ...

After taking Mount Grief at great cost, the Frontier Army receives a visit from an envoy of the dwarven Ironblood Kingdom, now imperiled by the orcs and undead of the Southern Expedition. When Jin Mogis learns the dwarves have been resisting the enemy with a new secret weapon, he decides to dispatch a delegation to negotiate with them. Chosen to be part of that delegation, Haruhiro and company cross the Quickwind Plains, contending with terrifying giants and dangerous beasts as they head t...

Having left the party to continue her training with Momohina, Yume overcomes a desperate crisis to return to Alterna. However, something is wrong. Will she be able to meet her comrades again? What is the true nature of the dark clouds hanging over Alterna? “Until she gets stronger, Yume's just gonna have to keep givin' it her all as her weak ol' self.” Yume enters the spotlight, showing her determination and growth in the episode “Howling Beneath the Moon, I am a Wolf.” Plus, three stories...

[Are you going to eat me?]“No, I’m not. You’re just like a human, except that you’ve got three eyes.”Caught up in the battle between the fiend Chegbrete of Penitence and the saint Taidael, Manato is separated from the group and meets someone—or is it something?Who is this...girl? Boy? Being? They definitely aren’t human at least. What lies beyond the cave where they met? Perhaps Manato found his way to the Wonder Hole!As Manato encounters the mysterious gnom...