Establishing a Usable Electronic Portfolio for Surgical Residents: Trying to Keep It Simple

published online 04 March 2010.

Elaborate web-based portfolios may not be needed for resident evaluation and career development. An approach for busy academic medical departments is described.

Key Words: education, learning, assessment, professional development, career development

Competencies: Professionalism, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Practice Based Learning and Improvement

⁎ Department of General Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

† Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Correspondence: Inquiries to Connie C. Schmitz, PhD, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, 11-145 Phillips Wangensteen Building, 420 Delaware Street S. E. MMC 195, Minneapolis, MN 55455; fax: (612) 625-4411

PII: S1931-7204(10)00002-4

doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2010.01.001

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