MIS training in Canada: A national survey of general surgery residents

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3057-3065

  Qureshi, Alia ^a   Vergis, Ashley ^b,c   Jimenez, Carolina ^b   Green, Jessica ^b   Pryor, Aurora ^d   Schlachta, Christopher M ^e,f   Okrainec, Allan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

General surgery; Laparoscopic; Minimally invasive surgery; Residency training; Skills lab

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; BASIC LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EID: 80055090587     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-011-1670-9     Document Type: Review

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