Integrating Surgical Skills Education into the Anatomy Laboratory

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-42

  Zaid, Harras ^a   Ward, Derek ^a   Sammann, Amanda ^a   Tendick, Frank ^a   Topp, Kimberly S ^a,b   Maa, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

anatomy laboratory; needs assessment; skills laboratory; suturing skills; undergraduate medical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURING METHOD;

ANATOMY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 71649115204     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.08.012     Document Type: Article

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