The effect of simulator training on clinical skills acquisition, retention and transfer

Medical Education

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 784-789

  Fraser, Kristin ^a   Peets, Adam ^a   Walker, Ian ^a   Tworek, Janet ^a   Paget, Michael ^a   Wright, Bruce ^a   McLaughlin, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC REASONING; DYSPNEA; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PULMONOLOGY; RESIDENT; THORAX PAIN;

CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PATIENT SIMULATION; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 70350337916     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03412.x     Document Type: Article

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