A critical evaluation of the intercollegiate surgical curriculum and comparison with its predecessor the "calman" curriculum

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 557-562

  Phillips, Alexander W ^a   Madhavan, Anantha ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calman curriculum; Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Program; surgical training; work based assessments

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CENTRALIZATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; DOCUMENTATION; EVOLUTION; EXAMINATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; POSTGRADUATE STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; REHABILITATION; RESPONSIBILITY; SURGEON; SURGERY; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDITY; WORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

CALMAN CURRICULUM; INTERCOLLEGIATE SURGICAL CURRICULUM PROGRAM; INTERPERSONAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS; PRACTICE-BASED LEARNING AND IMPROVEMENT; PROFESSIONALISM; SURGICAL TRAINING; WORK-BASED ASSESSMENTS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS;

EID: 84884168971     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: 18787452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

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