Performance of technology-driven simulators for medical students - A systematic review

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 531-543

  Michael, Michael ^a,b   Abboudi, Hamid ^c   Ker, Jean ^d   Khan, Mohammed Shamim ^a,b   Dasgupta, Prokar ^a,b   Ahmed, Kamran ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Medical student; Simulation technology

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CPR MANIKIN; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; ENDOSCOPY; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEARNING CURVE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OBSTETRICS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; PROGRAM FEASIBILITY; PROGRAM IMPACT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; SURGICAL TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VASCULAR ACCESS; VIRTUAL REALITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MEDICINE; PROCEDURES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; MEDICINE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84912006704     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.06.043     Document Type: Review

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