Does simulation-based medical education with deliberate practice yield better results than traditional clinical education? A meta-analytic comparative review of the evidence

Academic Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 706-711

  McGaghie, William C ^a   Issenberg, S Barry ^b   Cohen, Elaine R ^a   Barsuk, Jeffrey H ^a   Wayne, Diane B ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 79958822104     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e318217e119     Document Type: Article

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