Validation of the AUA BLUS Tasks

Journal of Urology

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 998-1005

  Kowalewski, Timothy M ^a   Sweet, Robert ^b   Lendvay, Thomas S ^c   Menhadji, Ashleigh ^e   Averch, Timothy ^f   Box, Geoffrey ^g   Brand, Timothy ^d   Ferrandino, Michael ⁱ   Kaouk, Jihad ^h   Knudsen, Bodo ^g   Landman, Jaime ^j   Lee, Benjamin ^k   Schwartz, Bradley F ^l   McDougall, Elspeth ^m  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^k TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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Author keywords

clinical competence; education; laparoscopy standards; medical; urologic surgical procedures education; validation studies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SKILL; SURGICAL TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE; UROLOGIST; VALIDATION STUDY; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; UROLOGY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; UROLOGY;

EID: 84975173929     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2015.10.087     Document Type: Article

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