Open Lobectomy Simulator Is an Effective Tool for Teaching Thoracic Surgical Skills

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1546-1551

  Carter, Yvonne M ^a   Marshall, M Blair ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COW; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NONHUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; TEACHING; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LEARNING; LUNG; MODELS, ANATOMIC; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 64649103007     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.02.022     Document Type: Article

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