Practice makes perfect? the role of simulation-based deliberate practice and script-based mental rehearsal in the acquisition and maintenance of operative neurosurgical skills

Neurosurgery

Volumn 72, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages

  Marcus, Hani ^a   Vakharia, Vejay ^a   Kirkman, Matthew A ^a   Murphy, Mary ^b   Nandi, Dipankar ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deliberate practice; Mental rehearsal; Neurosurgery; Scripts; Simulation based medical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CADAVER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRANIOTOMY; HUMAN; LEARNING THEORY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL REHEARSAL; MORBIDITY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; PAIRED ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; SKILL; SKILL RETENTION; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SURGEON; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL SKILL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING; VIRTUAL REALITY; WORK SCHEDULE;

COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEARNING; MEDICAL ERRORS; MENTAL PROCESSES; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROSURGERY;

EID: 84872056273     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e318270d010     Document Type: Article

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