A Surgical Skills Elective to Expose Preclinical Medical Students to Surgery

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 287-294

  Sammann, Amanda ^a   Tendick, Frank ^a   Ward, Derek ^a   Zaid, Harras ^a   O'Sullivan, Patricia ^a   Ascher, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes; medical student; surgical education; surgical skills; suturing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CAREER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; CAREER CHOICE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; OPERATING ROOMS; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURGERY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWINE;

EID: 34548679860     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.03.034     Document Type: Article

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