Technical competence in surgeons

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 682-690

  Faurie, Clare ^a   Khadra, Mohammed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Candidate selection; Laparoscopy; Surgical competence

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STANDARD; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING;

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIANS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84867047481     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06239.x     Document Type: Review

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