title: An assessment of surgical education.
abstract: A review of the dramatic changes in society, science and medicine that have affected the time we have available for education of students and residents. Reference is made to distance learning, educational efficiency and mental practice as concepts that may aid educators in the quest to provide the public with well trained surgeons. Surgical educators are urged to look outside of traditional models of teaching and evaluating for tools that have been successfully used by industry or business.
authors.affiliation: Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, 4300 W. 7th, 11-LR, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA. Nick.Lang@med.va.gov
authors.forename: Nicholas P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D020375:Education, Distance; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008606:Mental Processes; D017145:Models, Educational; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States