Surgical competence and surgical proficiency: Definitions, taxonomy, and metrics

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 196, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 933-937

  Satava, Richard M ^a,b   Gallagher, Anthony G ^c   Pellegrini, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY   (United States)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SURGICAL SCIENCE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0038661216     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(03)00237-0     Document Type: Review

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