A Prospective Evaluation of a Simulator-Based Laparoscopic Training Program for Gynecology Residents

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 206, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 343-348

  Kirby, Tyler O ^a   Numnum, T Michael ^b   Kilgore, Larry C ^b   Straughn, J Michael ^b  

^a West Coast Gynecologic Oncology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SIMULATOR; SUTURE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MOTOR SKILLS; OBSTETRICS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 38349087816     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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