The concept and trajectory of "operative competence" in surgical training

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 238-240

  Grober, Ethan D ^a,b   Jewett, Michael A S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MOTOR SKILLS; SURGERY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748927293     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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