An online spaced-education game to teach and assess residents: A multi-institutional prospective trial

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 214, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 367-373

  Kerfoot, B Price ^a,b   Baker, Harley ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; E-MAIL; GAME; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TEACHING; UROLOGY;

ADULT; CANADA; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; UROLOGY; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84857643084     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.11.009     Document Type: Article

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