Teaching Surgical Skills — Changes in the Wind

2006/12/20 by Richard K. Reznick, Helen MacRae · 1,745 citations
Engineering · Medicine · #Anatomy and Medical Technology #Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes #Medical education #Medical physics #Medicine #Surgery #Surgical Simulation and Training #Surgical procedures

paper · doi:10.1056/nejmra054785

published in New England Journal of Medicine 355(25), 2664-2669 (Massachusetts Medical Society)

openalex publication_date 2006/12/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

Traditionally, surgeons have been trained and evaluated on the basis of their performance of surgical procedures in live patients. This article in the Medical Education series explores the use of mechanical devices for the teaching and evaluation of surgical skills.

Citations

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