Planting the 'SEAD': Early comprehensive exposure to surgery for medical students

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 487-494

  Gawad, Nada ^a   Moussa, Fuad ^a   Christakis, George T ^a   Rutka, James T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

career choice; curriculum; medical students; program evaluation; surgical specialties; undergraduate medical education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SIMULATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; WORKSHOP;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL;

EID: 84878423119     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: 18787452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2013.03.006     Document Type: Article

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