Assessment of student experiences in technical procedures in surgical clerkship.

  • 1 November 1978
    • journal article
    • Vol. 21  (6) , 540-41
Abstract
To determine the amount of exposure to technical procedures received by students at the New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, during their first surgical clerkship, a prospective study was carried out over a 3-year period. Students completing each 12-week clerkship filled in a questionnaire to indicate whether they had received exposure to a series of technical procedures. The study showed that students received relatively little experience in some important, though less commonly employed, techniques. It is therefore recommended that: (a) the instruction in technical procedures be carried out on a planned basis; (b) performance of some routine laboratory tests by students be curtailed to permit more time for technical experience in other areas; and (c) the dog laboratory be utilized for the teaching and practice of surgical procedures.

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