Simulation in coronary artery anastomosis early in cardiothoracic surgical residency training: The Boot Camp experience

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1275-1281

  Fann, James I ^a,b   Calhoon, John H ^c   Carpenter, Andrea J ^c   Merrill, Walter H ^d   Brown, John W ^e   Poston, Robert S ^f   Kalani, Maziyar ^a   Murray, Gordon F ^g   Hicks Jr , George L ^h   Feins, Richard H ⁱ  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CORONARY ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; END TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; HUMAN; LEARNING STYLE; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; SWINE; THORAX SURGERY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY VESSELS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOTOR SKILLS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWINE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 77950918020     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.08.045     Document Type: Article

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