Innovation in internship preparation: An operative anatomy course increases senior medical students' knowledge and confidence

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 206, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 269-279

  Tocco, Nikki ^a   Brunsvold, Melissa ^c   Kabbani, Loay ^d   Lin, Jules ^b   Stansfield, Brent ^b   Mueller, Dean ^b   Minter, Rebecca M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Internship; Medical students; Operative anatomy; Preparatory curricula; Surgical education; Surgical training

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNIVERSITY;

INTERNSHIP; MEDICAL STUDENTS; OPERATIVE ANATOMY; PREPARATORY CURRICULA; SURGICAL EDUCATION; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ADULT; ANATOMY; ANXIETY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MICHIGAN; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84880571985     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.07.043     Document Type: Article

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