Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 2 , Pages 112-121 , March 2010

Starting a Simulation and Skills Laboratory: What Do I Need and What Do I Want?

  • Mark L. Friedell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Mark L. Friedell, MD, Department of Surgical Education, Orlando Health, 86 W. Underwood Street, Suite 201, Orlando, FL 32806; fax: (407) 648-3686

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PII: S1931-7204(10)00041-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2010.03.001

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 2 , Pages 112-121 , March 2010

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