Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 335-339 , September 2008

Can Interview Prior to Laparoscopic Simulator Training Predict a Trainee's Skills?

  • Tsutomu Nomura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Tsutomu Nomura, MD, Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan; fax: 03-5685-0989
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  • Masao Miyashita, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Suman Shrestha, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kathmandu Medical College, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Hiroshi Makino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Yoshiharu Nakamura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Ryouko Aso, MD

      Affiliations

    • Academic Quality and Development Office, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Akinobu Yoshimura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Academic Quality and Development Office, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Toshiro Shimura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Academic Quality and Development Office, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Shigeo Akira, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Takashi Tajiri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan

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PII: S1931-7204(08)00192-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.07.008

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 335-339 , September 2008

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