Ex vivo technical skills training transfers to the operating room and enhances cognitive learning: A randomized controlled trial

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 253, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 886-889

  Palter, Vanessa N ^a   Grantcharov, Teodor ^b   Harvey, Adrian ^c   MacRae, Helen M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEARNING; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LEARNING; MALE; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT TRANSFER; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 79954630224     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31821263ec     Document Type: Article

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