Developing Surgical Skills Curricula: Lessons Learned from Needs Assessment to Program Evaluation

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 133-139

  Chipman, Jeffrey G ^a   Acton, Robert D ^a   Schmitz, Constance C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical Knowledge; Patient Care; Practice Based Learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGERY; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GENERAL SURGERY; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MINNESOTA;

EID: 68949220231     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2009.03.032     Document Type: Article

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