Training and assessment of technical skills and competency in cardiac surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 287-293

  Lodge, Daniel ^a   Grantcharov, Teodor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Competency; Resident training; Surgical simulation; Technical skills

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; CHECKLIST; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; CURRICULUM; DEXTERITY; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FACE VALIDITY; HAND MOVEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SKILL; SURGICAL TRAINING; TIME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PATIENT SIMULATION; TEACHING MATERIALS; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 79951509231     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.06.035     Document Type: Review

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