Endourological simulator performance in female but not male medical students predicts written examination results in basic surgery

Scandinavian Journal of Urology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 38-42

  Schlickum, Marcus ^a,b   Felländer Tsai, Li ^a,b   Hedman, Leif ^b,d   Henningsohn, Lars ^c,d  

^a Division of Orthopedics   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Medical students; Surgical simulation; Surgical training; Urology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDOUROLOGICAL SIMULATOR; ENDOUROLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATOR;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84875409313     PISSN: 21681805     EISSN: 21681813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365599.2012.693538     Document Type: Article

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