Program for laparoscopic urological skills assessment: Setting certification standards for residents

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 26-32

  Tjiam, Irene M ^a   Schout, Barbara M A ^b   Hendrikx, Ad J M ^a   Muijtjens, Arno M M ^c   Scherpbier, Albert J J A ^c   Witjes, J Alfred ^d   Van Der Vleuten, Cees P M ^c,e,f  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Assessment; Certification; Laparoscopy; Skills training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; HUMAN; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM FOR LAPAROSCOPIC UROLOGICAL SKILL ASSESSMENT; RELIABILITY; RESIDENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; UROLOGIST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872859786     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: 13652931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13645706.2012.686918     Document Type: Article

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