Use of competency-based metrics to determine effectiveness of a postgraduate thoracoscopy course

Respiration

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 553-559

  Colt, Henri G ^a   Davoudi, Mohsen ^a   Quadrelli, Silvia ^b   Zamanian Rohani, Nazanin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL BRITÁNICO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Competency based metrics; Education; Minimally invasive surgery; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; THORACOSCOPY;

COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; COMPREHENSION; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 78649316546     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000319990     Document Type: Article

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