title: Teaching and assessing operative skills: From theory to practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL. Electronic address: jmellinger@siumed.edu.
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Mellinger
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL; Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
authors.forename: Reed G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL; American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Hilary
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sanfey
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Jonathan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Fryer
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: DaRosa
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: Brian C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: George
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Massachussetts General Hospital and Harvard University, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Jordan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bohnen
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Mary C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Schuller
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: Gurjit
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sandhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: Rebecca M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Minter
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; UT Southwestern Simulation Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: Aimee K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; UT Southwestern Simulation Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000193:education*; D013663:Teaching