Surgical Education in the Internet Era

Technological advancements, along with economic and political issues, have resulted in major changes in surgical education. The development of high fidelity simulators and the widespread availability of the Internet have allowed learning to be shifted away from the operating room. Furthermore, the I...

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Published in:The Journal of surgical research Vol. 156; no. 2; pp. 177 - 182
Main Authors: Pugh, Carla M., M.D., Ph.D, Watson, Andrew, M.D, Bell, Richard H., M.D, Brasel, Karen J., M.D., M.P.H, Jackson, Gretchen Purcell, M.D., Ph.D, Weber, Sharon M., M.D, Kao, Lillian S., M.D., M.S
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Elsevier 01.10.2009
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical Competence
Computer-Assisted Instruction
Curriculum
Education, Medical, Graduate - organization & administration
Educational Measurement
General aspects
General Surgery - education
Humans
Internet
Internship and Residency - trends
Medical sciences
Models, Anatomic
Program Evaluation
Surgery
Teaching - methods
surgical education
Internet
curriculum
technology
Medicine
Educational program
Treatment
Education
Technology
Surgery
World wide web
Teaching
ISSN:0022-4804, 1095-8673, 1095-8673
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Summary:Technological advancements, along with economic and political issues, have resulted in major changes in surgical education. The development of high fidelity simulators and the widespread availability of the Internet have allowed learning to be shifted away from the operating room. Furthermore, the Internet provides an opportunity for surgical educators to standardize general surgery training and assessment and to develop collaborations nationally and globally. This paper highlights presentations about the challenges as well as the rewards of surgical education in the age of the Internet from the 2009 Academic Surgical Congress.
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ISSN:0022-4804
1095-8673
1095-8673
DOI:10.1016/j.jss.2009.03.021