Reliability and validity of an objective assessment instrument of laparoscopic skill

Received 29 October 2003; received in revised form 26 May 2004; accepted 26 May 2004.

A novel objective assessment method in reproductive endoscopic surgery could advance surgical education.

a Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering

b Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

c Institute for the Advancement of University Learning, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom

Reprint requests: David L. Healy, Ph.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash Medical Centre, Monash University, Level 5, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton 3168 Victoria, Australia (FAX: 61-03-9594-6389

PII: S0015-0282(04)01097-0

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.05.067

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