Preparing medical students to enter surgery residencies

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-109

  Naylor, Rebekah A ^a   Hollett, Lisa A ^a   Castellvi, Antonio ^a   Valentine, R James ^a   Scott, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Medical students; Proficiency based; Skills; Surgery internship

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SKILL; CADAVER; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DISSECTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; SELF CONCEPT; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CAREER CHOICE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PROBABILITY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72049096087     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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