Incorporating simulation technology in a Canadian internal medicine specialty examination: A descriptive report

Academic Medicine

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 554-556

  Hatala, Rose ^a,e   Kassen, Barry O ^a   Nishikawa, James ^b   Cole, Gary ^c   Issenberg, S Barry ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART AUSCULTATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 19544394625     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200506000-00007     Document Type: Review

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