title: Focused surgical skills training for senior medical students and interns.
abstract: Surgical skills laboratories have become an increasingly important component of technical skills training for learners entering surgical fields. This article describes the experiences with intensive skill preparation courses for senior medical students and interns. The advantages, limitations, and challenges of learning in the skills laboratory are described, and practical information is provided regarding the resources needed to carry out training for junior learners.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA. klingensmithm@wustl.edu
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Klingensmith
authors.forename: L Michael
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Brunt
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008953:Models, Anatomic