E-Learning in Surgical Education: A Systematic Review

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1145-1157

  Jayakumar, Nithish ^a   Brunckhorst, Oliver ^a   Dasgupta, Prokar ^b   Khan, Muhammad Shamim ^b   Ahmed, Kamran ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

computer assisted instruction; educational technology; graduate medical education; Key Words Internet; surgery

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ELECTRONIC LEARNING; FINANCIAL DEFICIT; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEORY; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME; EDUCATION; GENERAL SURGERY; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROCEDURES;

EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GENERAL SURGERY; INTERNET;

EID: 84931858284     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: 18787452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2015.05.008     Document Type: Article

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