Simulation-based endovascular skills assessment: The future of credentialing?

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1008-1014

  Tedesco, Maureen M ^a   Pak, Jimmy J ^a   Harris Jr , E John ^a   Krummel, Thomas M ^a   Dalman, Ronald L ^a   Lee, Jason T ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SIMULATION; STENOSIS; STENT; SURGICAL TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ANGIOPLASTY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CREDENTIALING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; PATIENT SIMULATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RENAL ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42749086203     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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