Surgical Education: Word on the Web

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Cutting-edge tools in training surgeons
July 16, 2012 The Telegram

Dr Barbara Bass. TedMed lecture on keeping practicing surgeons up to date.
2012 TEDMED

Maximizing Post-Graduate Surgical Education in the Future
Feb, 2012  ACS Bulletin
Changes anticipated by author Dr James McGreevy:

    • Transition from apprenticeship to competency-based, curriculum driven program
    • Ongoing evaluation by validated instruments and frequent feedback, as opposed to rare, periodic, subjective evaluations
    • Deliberate practice instead of unstructured practice

Explicit Guidelines Improve Resident-Attending Communication
Dec 16, 2011  ACS Surgery News Update

Do More Requirements Make Better Doctors?
2010  ACS Bulletin

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