Telemedicine and Surgical Education Across Borders: A Case Report

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 102-105

  Gosman, Amanda A ^a   Fischer, Christopher A ^a   Agha, Zia ^b   Sigler, Alicia ^c   Chao, James J ^a   Dobke, Marek K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Craniofacial Surgery and Cleft Surgery Clinics   (United States)

Author keywords

craniofacial surgery; international health; Interpersonal and Communication Skills; medical education; multicultural education; Patient Care; plastic surgery; Practice Based Learning and Improvement; surgical volunteer work; telemedicine; videoconference

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COOPERATION; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; HEMIFACIAL MICROSOMIA; HUMAN; LEARNING STYLE; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OSTEOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TRAINING; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

CHILD; FACIAL ASYMMETRY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MANDIBLE; MEXICO; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 66149184629     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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