Teaching basic principles of surgical technique using a placental model.
Surgical technique was taught to third-year medical students using the placenta as tissue for practice and to illustrate the proper use of surgical tools, using principles that promote accuracy, security and efficiency of manual control.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City 37614-0569.
D002982:Clinical Clerkship / Q000379:methods*; D003479:Curriculum; D004210:Dissection / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006176:Gynecology / Q000193:education*; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education*; D010920:Placenta / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013536:Suture Techniques