A novel method of assessing clinical reasoning in surgical residents

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-119

  Meterissian, Sarkis H ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical reasoning; Script concordance; Surgical residency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; OPERATING ROOM; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SURGERY;

EID: 33747138960     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1553350606291042     Document Type: Article

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