How can educators use simulation applications to teach and assess surgical judgment?

Academic Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 934-941

  Andersen, Dana K ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

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EID: 84863519772     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182583248     Document Type: Article

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