Expanding Resident Conferences While Tailoring Them to Level of Training: A Longitudinal Study

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 84-90

  Farrohki, Ellen T ^a   Jensen, Aaron R ^a   Brock, Douglas M ^a   Cole, Jana K ^a   Mann, Gary N ^a   Pellegrini, Carlos A ^a   Horvath, Karen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

didactic curriculum; education; Interpersonal and Communication Skills; level specific content; Medical Knowledge; Patient Care; Professionalism; surgical resident

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; LEADERSHIP; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MANAGEMENT; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; QUALITY CONTROL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; STUDENT SATISFACTION; SURGICAL TRAINING; TIME;

CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; SURGERY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 42249114856     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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