Educational intervention is effective in improving knowledge and confidence in surgical ethics-a prospective study

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 665-669

  Thirunavukarasu, Pragatheeshwar ^a   Brewster, Luke P ^b   Pecora, Stephanie M ^c   Hall, Daniel E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACGME; Core competency; Ethics education; Professionalism; Resident ethics education; Surgical ethics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CURRICULUM; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERMINAL DISEASE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149310695     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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