Teaching the surgical craft: From selection to certification

Current Problems in Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 583-659

  Wanzel, Kyle R ^a   Ward, Myléne ^a   Reznick, Richard K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE TEST; AUTOMATION; CAREER; CERTIFICATION; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FINANCE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOMETRY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SKILL; SURGERY; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHER; TEACHING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICIANS; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; SURGERY; TEACHING;

EID: 0036615929     PISSN: 00113840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mog.2002.123481     Document Type: Article

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