Simulated surgical skills training: Modern-day surgical homework

American Surgeon

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 166-170

  Burns, R Phillip ^a   Burkholder, Hans C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; REVIEW; SURGICAL TRAINING; ANIMAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SURGERY; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947532917     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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