An overview of research priorities in surgical simulation: What the literature shows has been achieved during the 21st century and what remains

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 214-225

  Johnston, Maximilian J ^a   Paige, John T ^b   Aggarwal, Rajesh ^c   Stefanidis, Dimitrios ^d   Tsuda, Shawn ^e   Khajuria, Ankur ^a   Arora, Sonal ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Competence; Curriculum; Education; Simulation; Skills; Training

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL STUDENT; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH PRIORITY; RESIDENT; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEAMWORK; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; GENERAL SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; SIMULATION TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SIMULATION TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84951569318     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.06.014     Document Type: Review

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