Virtual reality flexible sigmoidoscopy simulator training: Impact on resident performance

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 426-433

  Tuggy, Michael L ^a  

^a Swedish Family Medicine Residency   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; STANDARD; TEACHING; TIME;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TIME FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0032196489     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.11.6.426     Document Type: Article

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