Objective assessment of mastoidectomy skills in the operating room

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 759-765

  Francis, Howard W ^a   Masood, Hamid ^a   Chaudhry, Kashif N ^a   Laeeq, Kulsoom ^a   Carey, John P ^a   Della Santina, Charles C ^a   Limb, Charles J ^a   Niparko, John K ^a   Bhatti, Nasir I ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Competence; Evaluation; Mastoidectomy; Objective structured assessment of technical skills; Operating room; Otolaryngology; Surgical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EAR SURGERY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MASTOID; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPERATING ROOM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MASTOID; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPERATING ROOMS; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77954387301     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181e3d385     Document Type: Article

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