Initial experience using an endoscopic simulator to train surgical residents in flexible endoscopy in a community medical center residency program

Current Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-63

  Clark, Justin A ^a   Volchok, Japa A ^a   Hazey, Jeffrey W ^b   Sadighi, Parvis J ^a   Fanelli, Robert D ^a,c  

^a BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Credentialing in GI endoscopy; Endoscopic training; GI endoscopy simulators; Surgical resident education; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CAREER; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPERIENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SKILL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHING; TIME; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COLONOSCOPY; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CREDENTIALING; CURRICULUM; EFFICIENCY; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SURGERY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 13844272177     PISSN: 01497944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cursur.2004.07.002     Document Type: Article

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