Evaluation of two flexible colonoscopy simulators and transfer of skills into clinical practice

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 220-227

  Gomez, Pedro Pablo ^a   Willis, Ross E ^a   Van Sickle, Kent ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

flexible endoscopy; GAGES; simulation; skills assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; COLONOSCOPY; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXIBLE COLONOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESIDENT; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; SURGICAL TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLONOSCOPE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FIBER OPTICS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PLIABILITY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHER; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLONOSCOPES; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MENTORS; PLIABILITY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; SAMPLING STUDIES; TEXAS;

EID: 84925091689     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: 18787452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2014.08.010     Document Type: Article

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