Accelerated Skills Preparation and Assessment for Senior Medical Students Entering Surgical Internship

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 206, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 897-904

  Brunt, L Michael ^a   Halpin, Valerie J ^a   Klingensmith, Mary E ^a   Tiemann, Debra ^a   Matthews, Brent D ^a   Spitler, Jennifer A ^a   Pierce, Richard A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; SURGICAL INTERNSHIP; SUTURING METHOD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURGERY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43049124372     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.12.018     Document Type: Article

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