Simulation experience enhances medical students' interest in cardiothoracic surgery

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1967-1974

  Tesche, Leora J ^a   Feins, Richard H ^a   Dedmon, Matthew M ^a   Newton, Kimberly N ^a   Egan, Thomas M ^a   Haithcock, Benjamin E ^a   Veeramachaneni, Nirmal K ^a   Bowdish, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; GENERAL SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIMULATION; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SURGICAL TRAINING; THORAX SURGERY;

CAREER CHOICE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 78649426311     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.06.117     Document Type: Article

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