Self-assessment of technical skill in surgery: The need for expert feedback

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 286-290

  Pandey, V A ^b   Wolfe, John H N ^a   Black, S A ^b   Cairols, M ^b   Liapis, C D ^b   Begqvist, D ^b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Expert feedback; Self assessment; Technical skill; Training

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL STUDENT; PARAMETRIC TEST; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TRAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEEDBACK; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT SIMULATION; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 44649150364     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588408X286008     Document Type: Article

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