Learning Curves in Health Professions Education

Academic Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1034-1042

  Pusic, Martin V ^a   Boutis, Kathy ^b   Hatala, Rose ^c   Cook, David A ^d,e  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

^e MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 84938277813     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000681     Document Type: Article

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