The Kolb learning cycle in American Board of Surgery In-Training Exam remediation: the Accelerated Clinical Education in Surgery course

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 196, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 657-662

  Kosir, Mary Ann ^a,b,c   Fuller, Lisa ^b   Tyburski, James ^b   Berant, Lisa ^b   Yu, Minghuan ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

ABSITE; Adult learning; Remedial; Surgical residents

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COURSE CONTENT; EXAMINATION; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRESHER COURSE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LEARNING; MICHIGAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54049135666     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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