Mastery versus the standard proficiency target for basic laparoscopic skill training: Effect on skill transfer and retention

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2063-2070

  Kolozsvari, Nicoleta O ^a   Kaneva, Pepa ^a   Brace, Chantalle ^a   Chartrand, Genevieve ^a   Vaillancourt, Marilou ^a   Cao, Jiguo ^b   Banaszek, Daniel ^a   Demyttenaere, Sebastian ^a   Vassiliou, Melina C ^a   Fried, Gerald M ^a   Feldman, Liane S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

FLS; Learning curve; Part task training; Proficiency based training; Retention

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEARNING CURVE; LEARNING STYLE; MALE; MASTERS EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SIMULATION; SKILL RETENTION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURING METHOD;

EID: 79960397922     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-011-1743-9     Document Type: Article

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