Self-assessment during a 2-day laparoscopic colectomy course: can surgeons judge how well they are learning new skills?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 191, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 677-681

  Sidhu, Ravi S ^a   Vikis, Elena ^a   Cheifetz, Rona ^a   Phang, Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continuing medical education; Laparoscopic colectomy; Minimal access surgery; Self assessment; Technical skills

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SKILL; SURGEON; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEOTAPE;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLECTOMY; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SURGERY;

EID: 33646115824     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.01.041     Document Type: Article

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