Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 66, Issue 4 , Pages 186-189 , July 2009

An Experience in Surgical Anatomy to Provide First-Year Medical Students with an Early Exposure to General Surgery: A Pilot Study

  • Chandrakanth Are, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska
    • Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Anatomy, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Chandrakanth Are, MD, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4030; fax: (402) 559-7900
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  • Hugh A. Stoddard, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Curriculum and Educational Research Office, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska
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  • Lindsay C. Northam, BS

      Affiliations

    • M4 Student, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska
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  • Jon S. Thompson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska
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  • Gordon L. Todd, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Anatomy, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska

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PII: S1931-7204(09)00071-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2009.04.005

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 66, Issue 4 , Pages 186-189 , July 2009

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