A mentorship-based preclinical elective increases exposure, confidence, and interest in surgery

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 179-186

  Drolet, Brian C ^a   Sangisetty, Suma ^a   Mulvaney, Patrick M ^a   Ryder, Beth A ^a   Cioffi, William G ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum development; Medical students; Residents; Surgical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; OPERATING ROOM; PRECLINICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; STUDENT ATTITUDE; STUDENT CONFIDENCE; STUDENT INTEREST; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHER;

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; MEDICAL STUDENTS; RESIDENTS; SURGICAL EDUCATION;

CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULUM; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MENTORS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 84893661292     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.07.031     Document Type: Article

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