Comparison of expert instruction and computer-based video training in teaching fundamental surgical skills to medical students

Surgery

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 539-544

  Nousiainen, Markku ^a   Brydges, Ryan ^a   Backstein, David ^a   Dubrowski, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; CURRICULUM; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; PERFORMANCE; PRETEST POSTTEST CONTROL GROUP DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURE; TEACHING; TRAINING;

APTITUDE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURGERY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TEACHING; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 40949146164     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2007.10.022     Document Type: Article

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