Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 2 , Pages 66-70 , March 2010

Performance Goals on Simulators Boost Resident Motivation and Skills Laboratory Attendance

Presented at the Surgical Forum on Education, American College of Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, October 2008.

  • Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
    • Carolinas Simulation Center, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, Carolinas Simulation Center, Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, 1000 Blythe Boulevard, MEB 601, Charlotte, NC 28203; tel: (704) 355-5114; fax: (704) 355-5619
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  • Christina E. Acker

      Affiliations

    • Carolinas Simulation Center, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
    • ,
  • Frederick L. Greene, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina

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 The authors have no financial or personal relationships with people or organizations that could inappropriately bias their work. No financial support was received for this study.

PII: S1931-7204(10)00025-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2010.02.002

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 2 , Pages 66-70 , March 2010

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