Twelve tips for developing and implementing an effective surgical simulation programme

Medical Teacher

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 192-197

  Bath, Jonathan ^a   Lawrence, Peter F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; EUROPE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; SURGERY; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EUROPE; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857607166     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2011.588974     Document Type: Article

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