The Utility of Endovascular Simulation to Improve Technical Performance and Stimulate Continued Interest of Preclinical Medical Students in Vascular Surgery

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 367-373

  Lee, Jason T ^a   Qiu, Mary ^a   Teshome, Mediget ^a   Raghavan, Shyam S ^a   Tedesco, Maureen M ^a   Dalman, Ronald L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

endovascular skills; integrated vascular surgery residency; Medical knowledge; medical student education; Patient care; Practice Based Learning and Improvement; surgical simulation; Systems Based Practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAREER PLANNING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE CONTENT; COURSE EVALUATION; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LEARNING STYLE; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SIMULATOR; STENT; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SURGICAL TRAINING; VASCULAR SURGERY; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ANGIOPLASTY; CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149162465     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2009.06.002     Document Type: Review

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