title: Clinical examination simulation: getting to real.
abstract: Verschuren and Hartog's six-stage methodology for design-oriented research is a process that is ideally suited to the development of artifacts that meet a desired outcome. We discuss the methodology and its relevance to simulation development for establishing a wide variety of realistic clinical breast examination models that can be used for assessment.
authors.affiliation: Northwestern University, Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. l-salud@northwestern.edu
authors.forename: Lawrence H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Salud
authors.forename: Chiagozie I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Ononye
authors.forename: Calvin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kwan
authors.forename: Jonathan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Salud
authors.forename: Carla M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Pugh
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003198:Computer Simulation; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination; D012106:Research