Effectiveness of a simulation-based medical student course on managing life-threatening medical conditions

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 207-211

  Ander, Douglas S ^a   Heilpern, Katherine ^a   Goertz, Fred ^a   Click, Lorie ^a   Kahn, Sophia ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical skills; Education; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; STANDARD; TEACHING;

CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESUSCITATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 74549134517     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e3181a9dd84     Document Type: Article

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