A new, validated instrument to evaluate competency in microsurgery: The University of Western Ontario microsurgical skills acquisition/assessment instrument

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 215-222

  Temple, Claire L F ^a   Ross, Douglas C ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MICROSURGERY; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MICROSURGERY; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; ONTARIO;

EID: 78651281728     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181f95adb     Document Type: Article

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