A structured conference program improves competency-based surgical education

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 273-279

  Parikh, Janak A ^a   McGory, Marcia L ^a   Ko, Clifford Y ^a   Hines, O Joe ^a   Tillou, Areti ^a   Hiatt, Jonathan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ACGME; Competency; Surgical education; Work hours

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONALISM; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SKILL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CALIFORNIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SURGERY; TEACHING;

EID: 47049128434     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.08.072     Document Type: Article

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