Student tutors are able to teach basic sonographic anatomy effectively - A prospective randomized controlled trial

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-145

  Celebi, N ^a   Zwirner, K ^a   Lischner, U ^a   Bauder, M ^a   Ditthard, K ^a   Schurger S ^a   Riessen, R ^b   Engel, C ^c   Balletshofer, B ^a   Weyrich, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b University Hospital of Tuebingen   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

abdomen; education; head neck

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PEER GROUP; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHER;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTORS; PEER GROUP; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84860170073     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1245837     Document Type: Article

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