Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 64, Issue 5 , Pages 260-265 , September 2007

Current Assessment and Future Directions of Surgical Skills Laboratories

  • Muneera R. Kapadia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Muneera Kapadia, MD, Northwestern University, Department of Surgery, Galter 3-150, 251 E Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611; fax: (312) 926-7404
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  • Debra A. DaRosa, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Helen M. MacRae, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Gary L. Dunnington, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois

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PII: S1931-7204(07)00119-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2007.04.009

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 64, Issue 5 , Pages 260-265 , September 2007

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