Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 64, Issue 5 , Pages 250-255 , September 2007

A Comparison of Faculty and Resident Perception of Resident Learning Needs in the Operating Room

  • Carla M. Pugh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
    • Corresponding Author InformationCarla M. Pugh, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Associate Director of the Center for Advanced Surgical Education, 201 East Huron, Galter 10-105, Chicago, IL 60611; fax: (312) 695-1462
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  • Debra A. DaRosa, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Dennis Glenn, MS

      Affiliations

    • School of Communication, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Richard H. Bell Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • American Board of Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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 Supported in part by the American Board of Surgery and by the Department of Surgery at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine.

PII: S1931-7204(07)00207-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2007.07.007

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 64, Issue 5 , Pages 250-255 , September 2007

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