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Does ultrasound training boost Year 1 medical student competence and confidence when learning abdominal examination?John Butter
Department of Medicine, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
Med Educ 41:843-8. 2007..This study evaluates the added value of ultrasound training when Year 1 medical students learn abdominal examination...
Simulation-based mastery learning improves cardiac auscultation skills in medical studentsJohn Butter
Augusta Webster, MD Office of Medical Education and Faculty Development, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
J Gen Intern Med 25:780-5. 2010..Cardiac auscultation is a core clinical skill. However, prior studies show that trainee skills are often deficient and that clinical experience is not a proxy for competence...
Mastery learning of advanced cardiac life support skills by internal medicine residents using simulation technology and deliberate practiceDiane B Wayne
Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:251-6. 2006..Internal medicine residents must be competent in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) for board certification...
Comparison of two standard-setting methods for advanced cardiac life support trainingDiane B Wayne
MD, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Galter 3 150, 251 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Acad Med 80:S63-6. 2005..This study used the Angoff and Hofstee standard-setting methods to derive minimum passing scores for six advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) procedures...
Graduating internal medicine residents' self-assessment and performance of advanced cardiac life support skillsDiane B Wayne
Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Med Teach 28:365-9. 2006..075). Self-assessment of performance by graduating internal medicine residents was not accurate in this study. The use of self-assessment to document resident competence in procedures such as ACLS is not a proxy for objective evaluation...
A longitudinal study of internal medicine residents' retention of advanced cardiac life support skillsDiane B Wayne
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, 251 E Huron Street, Galter 3 150, Chicago, Illinois 60011, USA
Acad Med 81:S9-S12. 2006..Traditional ACLS courses have limited ability to enable residents to achieve and maintain skills. Educational programs featuring reliable measurements and improved retention of skills would be useful for residency education...
Setting defensible standards for cardiac auscultation skills in medical studentsDiane B Wayne
Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Galter 3 150, 251 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Acad Med 84:S94-6. 2009..Cardiac auscultation is a critical clinical skill for physicians, but minimum performance standards do not exist...
Simulation-based training of internal medicine residents in advanced cardiac life support protocols: a randomized trialDiane B Wayne
Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
Teach Learn Med 17:210-6. 2005..Internal medicine residents must be competent in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) for board certification...
E-learning and deliberate practice for oral case presentation skills: a randomized trialHeather L Heiman
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, USA
Med Teach 34:e820-6. 2012..Oral case presentations are critical for patient care and student assessment. The best method to prepare early medical students for oral presentations is unknown...
