Training to competency in colonoscopy: Assessing and defining competency standards

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Sedlack, Robert E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Mayo Colonoscopy Skills Assessment Tool; MCC; MCSAT; minimal competency criteria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CECUM; COLONOSCOPY; COMPETENCE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; MAYOTTE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; STUDENT;

EID: 79960947940     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.02.019     Document Type: Article

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