Development and validation of a comprehensive curriculum to teach an advanced minimally invasive procedure: A randomized controlled trial

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 256, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-32

  Palter, Vanessa N ^a   Grantcharov, Teodor P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; COGNITION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SIMULATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLECTOMY; CURRICULUM; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VALIDATION STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84863320111     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318258f5aa     Document Type: Article

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