Assessment of Surgical Competency

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1237-1259

  Tsue, Terance T ^a   Dugan, James W ^a   Burkey, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SKILL; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHING;

ACCREDITATION; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36049006162     PISSN: 00306665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2007.07.005     Document Type: Review

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