Does the incorporation of motion metrics into the existing FLS metrics lead to improved skill acquisition on simulators?: A single blinded, randomized controlled trial

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 258, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 46-52

  Stefanidis, Dimitrios ^a   Yonce, Thomas C ^a   Korndorffer Jr , James R ^b   Phillips, Ryan ^a   Coker, Aikaterini ^a  

^a LEVINE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

FLS program; Motion metrics; ProMIS simulator; Simulation; Skills training

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METRIC SYSTEM; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIMULATOR; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKILL; STUDENT; SUTURING METHOD; VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MOTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STOMACH; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879117340     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318285f531     Document Type: Article

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