Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 65, Issue 2 , Pages 117-119 , March 2008

Student Perceptions of Medical Errors: Incorporating an Explicit Professionalism Curriculum in the Third-Year Surgery Clerkship

  • Pippa Newell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Dr. Philippa Newell, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustav L. Levy Place, Box 1259, New York, NY 10029
    • ,
  • Stephen Harris

      Affiliations

    • School of General Studies at Columbia University, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Arthur Aufses Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Sharif Ellozy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York

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PII: S1931-7204(08)00057-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.02.005

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 65, Issue 2 , Pages 117-119 , March 2008

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