Running a surgical education center: From small to large

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 491-504

  Meier, Andreas H ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Skills; Surgical simulation; Training

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CURRICULUM; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PERSONNEL; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS;

EID: 77953119303     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2010.02.003     Document Type: Review

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