Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 66, Issue 5 , Pages 288-291 , September 2009

The Effect of a Focused Instructional Session on Knowledge of Surgical Staplers in General Surgery Residents

  • Ryan J. McColl, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Shahzeer Karmali, MD

      Affiliations

    • Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
    • ,
  • Artan Reso, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Elizabeth Paolucci, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Vadim Sherman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Vadim Sherman, MD, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, 1709 Dryden, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77030; fax: (713) 798-4530

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PII: S1931-7204(09)00150-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2009.08.003

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 66, Issue 5 , Pages 288-291 , September 2009

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