Self-perceived video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy proficiency by recent graduates of North American thoracic residencies

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 797-800

  Boffa, Daniel J ^a   Gangadharan, Sidharta ^b   Kent, Michael ^b   Kerendi, Faraz ^c   Onaitis, Mark ^d   Verrier, Edward ^e   Roselli, Eric ^f  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c School of Medicine ^*

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lobectomy; Proficiency; VATS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACIC SURGERY LOBECTOMY; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LEARNING CURVE; NORTH AMERICA; PNEUMONECTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 84863449942     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivr098     Document Type: Article

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