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Structured Clinical Key Questions

Key Question	Population	Intervention	Comparators	Outcome
Key question 1: Among bronchoscopy trainees, is competency-based education more effective than other educational methods for superior bronchoscopy performance?	Trainees, fellows, residents, students	Competency assessment of bronchoscopy training	Other educational methods	Bronchoscopy performance
Key question 2: Among bronchoscopy trainees, is training and evaluation outside the USA more effective than inside the USA for superior bronchoscopy performance?	Trainees, fellows, residents, students	Training and evaluation outside the United States	Other educational methods	Bronchoscopy performance
Key question 3: Among bronchoscopy trainees, is bronchoscopy training for surgical applications more effective than other training methods for bronchoscopy competency?	Trainees, fellows, residents, students	Surgical applications in bronchoscopy training	Other training methods for surgical applications	Competency assessment
Key question 4: Among bronchoscopy trainees, is simulation-based training more effective than other training methods for bronchoscopy competency?	Trainees, fellows, residents, students	Simulation in bronchoscopy training	Other training methods for bronchoscopy	Competency assessment

USA = United States of America.