The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 5 , Pages 551-555 , May 2007

A universal global rating scale for the evaluation of technical skills in the operating room

Presented at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the North Pacific Surgical Association, Spokane, WA, November 10–11, 2006

  • Jeffrey D. Doyle, M.D.
    • ,
  • Eric M. Webber, M.D.
    • ,
  • Ravi S. Sidhu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Surgery, Room C318, Burrard Building, St. Paul’s Hospital, 1081 Burrard St., Vancouver BC, Canada V6Z 1YZ. Tel.: +1-604-806-8698; fax: +1-604-806-8666.

Received 6 December 2006 ,Revised 5 February 2007

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PII: S0002-9610(07)00074-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.02.003

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 5 , Pages 551-555 , May 2007

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