Validating a Self-Confidence Scale for Surgical Trainees

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 355-361

  Geoffrion, Roxana ^a   Lee, Terry ^a   Singer, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gynaecology; Self confidence scale; Surgical resident; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RATING SCALE; RESIDENT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF CONFIDENCE; SELF EVALUATION; SURGEON; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; GYNECOLOGY; HYSTERECTOMY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF-CONFIDENCE SCALE; VALIDATION;

GYNAECOLOGY; SELF-CONFIDENCE SCALE; SURGICAL RESIDENT; VALIDATION;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-EVALUATION PROGRAMS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879542362     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(15)30964-6     Document Type: Article

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