Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Contemplating a Standard National Curriculum for Surgical Training in Gynaecology

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 684-695

  Geoffrion, Roxana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Gynaecology; Resident; Surgical education; Surgical skill

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OUTCOME OF EDUCATION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SKILL RETENTION; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MEDLINE;

EID: 58149118127     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32917-6     Document Type: Article

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