Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 275-282 , July 2008

Operating Room Assist: Surgical Mentorship and Operating Room Experience for Preclerkship Medical Students

  • Jordan Cloyd, BA

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Jordan M. Cloyd, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Ave, S-245, San Francisco, CA 94122; fax: (415) 502-1320
    • ,
  • Daniel Holtzman, BA

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Patricia O'Sullivan, EdD

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Amanda Sammann, MPH

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Frank Tendick, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Nancy Ascher, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California

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PII: S1931-7204(08)00111-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.04.002

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 275-282 , July 2008

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