Journal article
Teaching Technical Skills
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine whether surgical residents could significantly improve their performance on a specific surgical procedure after a brief practice session with feedback. Attending plastic surgeons, using valid and reliable checklists and global rating scales, objectively assessed 37 junior surgical residents while performing two-flap Z-plasties on pig thighs (one before and one after a one-on-one, 5-minute practice …
Authors
Wanzel KR; Matsumoto ED; Hamstra SJ; Anastakis DJ
Journal
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Vol. 109, No. 1, pp. 258–264
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
January 2002
DOI
10.1097/00006534-200201000-00041
ISSN
0032-1052