title: Development and validation of a comprehensive program of education and assessment of the basic fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Los Angeles, Calif, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: Gerald M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Fried
authors.forename: Lee L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Swanstrom
authors.forename: Nathaniel J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Soper
authors.forename: Lelan F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Sillin
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schirmer
authors.forename: Kaaren
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hoffman
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D010535:Laparoscopy