Reconsidering fidelity in simulation-based training

Academic Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 387-392

  Hamstra, Stanley J ^a   Brydges, Ryan ^b   Hatala, Rose ^c   Zendejas, Benjamin ^d   Cook, David A ^d  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; REVIEW; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 84894653488     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000130     Document Type: Review

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