Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 6 , Pages 432-438 , November 2010

Teaching First or Teaching Last: Does the Timing Matter in Simulation-Based Surgical Scenarios?

  • Benjamin Zendejas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
    • Mayo Clinic Multidisciplinary Simulation Center, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
    • ,
  • David A. Cook, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Clinic Multidisciplinary Simulation Center, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
    • Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
    • Office of Education Research, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
    • ,
  • David R. Farley, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
    • Mayo Clinic Multidisciplinary Simulation Center, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to David R. Farley, MD, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street, SW, Rochester, MN 55905; fax: (507) 284-5196

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 Supported by Grant 1 UL1 RR024150 from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and by the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of the NCRR or NIH.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2010.05.001

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 6 , Pages 432-438 , November 2010

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