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| Rebecca M MinterSummaryAffiliation: University of Michigan Country: USA Publications
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LapMentor metrics possess limited construct validityPamela B Andreatta
Department of Medical Education and Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 5329, USA
Simul Healthc 3:16-25. 2008..The ability of a metric to differentiate novice from expert performance is referred to as construct validity. The present study was undertaken to determine whether the LapMentor's metrics demonstrate construct validity...
Ethical management of conflict of interest: proposed standards for academic surgical societiesRebecca M Minter
University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
J Am Coll Surg 213:677-82. 2011....
Laparoscopic skills are improved with LapMentor training: results of a randomized, double-blinded studyPamela B Andreatta
Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Ann Surg 243:854-60; discussion 860-3. 2006..This work marks the first prospective, randomized evaluation of the LapMentor simulator, and provides evidence that LapMentor training may lead to improved operating room performance...
Laparoscopic simulation training with proficiency targets improves practice and performance of novice surgeonsPaul G Gauger
Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Am J Surg 199:72-80. 2010..This study compares a laparoscopic skill training protocol without proficiency targets to the same protocol with explicit targets and notification of progress...
Construct validity of the LapSim laparoscopic surgical simulatorDerek T Woodrum
Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, 2920 Taubman Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0331, USA
Am J Surg 191:28-32. 2006..However, some performance parameters do not differentiate between groups. To accurately measure a trainee's skill level, only parameters that sensitively measure the true level of performance should be used...
Gender differences in the self-assessment of surgical residentsRebecca M Minter
Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Am J Surg 189:647-50. 2005..Despite equivalent performance as assessed by objective external measures, women tend to underestimate their abilities compared with their male counterparts...
Surgeons outperform normative controls on neuropsychologic tests, but age-related decay of skills persistsZackary Boom-Saad
Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, 1500 East Medical Center Dr, Taubman Center TC2920H, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0331, USA
Am J Surg 195:205-9. 2008..The present study was undertaken to determine if psychomotor and visual-spatial abilities improve as a result of surgical training or are enhanced at baseline in those individuals choosing a surgical career...
Initial use of a novel instrument to measure professionalism in surgical residentsPaul G Gauger
Department of Surgery, Division of Endocrine Surgery, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Taubman Center TC2920H, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0331, USA
Am J Surg 189:479-87. 2005..No universally accepted method to measure professionalism exists. We developed an instrument to measure specific aspects of professionalism in surgical residents...
