Pilot testing of an assessment tool for competency in mastoidectomy

Laryngoscope

Volumn 119, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2402-2410

  Laeeq, Kulsoom ^a   Bhatti, Nasir I ^a   Carey, John P ^a   Della Santina, Charles C ^a   Limb, Charles J ^a   Niparko, John K ^a   Minor, Lloyd B ^a   Francis, Howard W ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Checklist; Evaluation; Global; Objective; Operative competency; Surgical skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; HEARING; INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; MASTOIDECTOMY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; CADAVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EAR SURGERY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MASTOID; METHODOLOGY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

CADAVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MASTOID; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 73949129325     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.20678     Document Type: Article

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