Usefulness of the American College of Surgeons' Fundamentals of Surgery Curriculum as a knowledge preparatory tool for incoming surgery interns

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 131-136

  Willis, Ross E ^a   Peterson, Richard M ^a   Dent, Daniel L ^a  

^a University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Boot camp; Fundamentals of Surgery Curriculum; Residency preparation; Surgical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE EVALUATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FUNDAMENTALS OF SURGERY CURRICULUM; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE BASE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; STANDARD; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SPECIALTY BOARDS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872564472     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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