A comparison of arthrocentesis teaching tools: Cadavers, synthetic joint models, and the relative utility of different educational modalities in improving Trainees' comfort with procedures

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 175-179

  Berman, Jessica R ^a   Ben Artzi, Ami ^b   Fisher, Mark C ^b   Bass, Anne R ^a   Pillinger, Michael H ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

arthrocentesis; cadavers; education; trainees

Indexed keywords

ARTHROCENTESIS; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOLOGY;

CADAVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PARACENTESIS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 84862196639     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: 15367355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e318258259e     Document Type: Article

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