Self-reported experience and competence in core procedures among Canadian pediatric emergency medicine fellowship trainees

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 533-538

  Al Eissa, Majid ^a   Chu, Simon ^a   Lynch, Timothy ^a   Warren, David ^a   Seabrook, Jamie A ^a,b   Rieder, Michael J ^a,b   Lim, Rodrick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Education; Pediatric emergency medicine

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SKILL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WORK EXPERIENCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CERTIFICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SPECIALISM; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 62449175781     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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