Surgical simulation: Current practices and future perspectives for technical skills training

Medical Teacher

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2018, Pages 668-675

  Bjerrum, Flemming ^a,b   Thomsen, Ann Sofia Skou ^b,c   Nayahangan, Leizl Joy ^b   Konge, Lars ^b,d  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SIMULATION TRAINING; SURGEON;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SIMULATION TRAINING; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURGEONS;

EID: 85048783410     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0142159X.2018.1472754     Document Type: Article

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