Surgical expertise in neurosurgery: Integrating theory into practice

Neurosurgery

Volumn 73, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2013, Pages

  Gélinas Phaneuf, Nicholas ^a   Del Maestro, Rolando F ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Neurosurgical expertise; Neurosurgical practice; NeuroTouch; Simulation; Surgical theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COGNITION; COMPETENCE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NEUROSURGEON; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SIMULATION; SKILL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; THEORY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NEUROSURGERY;

EID: 84885005804     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000115     Document Type: Article

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