Evaluation of a blended learning surgical skills course for rural surgeons

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 136-142

  Halverson, Amy L ^a,b   Darosa, Debra A ^a   Borgstrom, David C ^c   Caropreso, Philip R ^d   Hughes, Tyler G ^e   Hoyt, David B ^b   Sachdeva, Ajit K ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^c Department of Surgery Bassett Healthcare ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Continuing professional development; Leadership; Rural surgery; Surgical quality; Surgical skills training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COURSE EVALUATION; CURRICULUM; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; FACE SURGERY; FINGER AMPUTATION; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SURGICAL TRAINING; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

COMMUNICATION; CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; LEADERSHIP; RURAL SURGERY; SURGICAL QUALITY; SURGICAL SKILLS TRAINING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84903156250     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.12.039     Document Type: Article

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