The use of “war games” to evaluate performance of students and residents in basic clinical scenarios: A disturbing analysis

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 556-564

  Young, Jeffrey S ^a   DuBose, Joseph E ^a   Hedrick, Traci L ^a   Conaway, Mark R ^a   Nolley, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Failure to rescue; Resuscitation; Simulation; Surgical education

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SURGERY; TEACHING; TRAUMATOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL CARE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PATIENT SIMULATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SURGERY; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 38449098089     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31812e5229     Document Type: Article

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