Title |
Distribution of innate ability for surgery amongst medical students assessed by an advanced virtual reality surgical simulator
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Published in |
Surgical Endoscopy, January 2014
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DOI | 10.1007/s00464-013-3393-6 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Andrea Moglia, Vincenzo Ferrari, Luca Morelli, Franca Melfi, Mauro Ferrari, Franco Mosca, Alfred Cuschieri |
Abstract |
Surgery is a craft profession requiring individuals with specific, well-documented innate aptitude for manipulative skills. Yet in most countries, the current selection process of surgical trainees does not include aptitude testing for the psychomotor and manipulative skills of candidates. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 4 | 33% |
United States | 2 | 17% |
Unknown | 6 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 6 | 50% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 25% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
Colombia | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 136 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 14% |
Researcher | 15 | 11% |
Student > Master | 15 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 15 | 11% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 9% |
Other | 25 | 18% |
Unknown | 37 | 27% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 58 | 42% |
Computer Science | 8 | 6% |
Psychology | 6 | 4% |
Engineering | 5 | 4% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 3% |
Other | 16 | 12% |
Unknown | 42 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
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#3,946,186
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Outputs from Surgical Endoscopy
#573
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#47,981
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Outputs of similar age from Surgical Endoscopy
#11
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