Do Increased Training Requirements in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Advanced Laparoscopy Necessitate a Paradigm Shift? A Survey of Program Directors in Surgery

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 418-430

  Bittner IV, James G ^a   Coverdill, James E ^b   Imam, Toufic ^a   Deladisma, Adeline M ^a   Edwards, Michael A ^a   Mellinger, John D ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

accreditation; endoscopy; laparoscopy; Medical Knowledge; simulation; surgery training

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLON SURGERY; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM SURGERY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CURRICULUM; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56849104883     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.05.001     Document Type: Review

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