Randomized controlled trial of virtual reality simulator training: transfer to live patients

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-211

  Park, Jason ^a   MacRae, Helen ^a   Musselman, Laura J ^a   Rossos, Peter ^a   Hamstra, Stanley J ^a   Wolman, Stephen ^a   Reznick, Richard K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Simulation; Surgical education; Transfer; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; MALE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RATING SCALE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURGERY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 34347212978     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.11.032     Document Type: Article

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