Voluntary autonomous simulator based training in minimally invasive surgery, residents' compliance and reflection

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 564-570

  Van Empel, Pieter J ^a   Verdam, Mathilde G E ^c   Strypet, Magnus ^a   Van Rijssen, Lennart B ^a   Huirne, Judith A ^a   Scheele, Fedde ^b   Bonjer, H Jaap ^a   Meijerink, W Jeroen ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

course; education; laparoscopic surgery; minimally invasive surgery; program; voluntary training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861964988     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: 18787452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2012.04.011     Document Type: Article

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