Assessment of surgical skills of trainess in the UK

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 282-285

  Beard, Jonathan D ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Intercollegiate surgical curriculum programme; Surgical skills; Trainees

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OPERATING ROOM; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT SIMULATION; SURGERY;

EID: 44649175892     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588408X286017     Document Type: Review

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