The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 187, Issue 6 , Pages 695-697 , June 2004

A senior elective designed to prepare medical students for surgical residency

Presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Association of Surgical Education, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 6–10, 2003

  • Margaret L Boehler, R.N., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 19655, Springfield, IL 62794-9655, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: + 1-217-545-5145; fax: +1-217-545-7305
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  • David A Rogers, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 19655, Springfield, IL 62794-9655, USA
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  • Cathy J Schwind, R.N., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 19655, Springfield, IL 62794-9655, USA
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  • John Fortune, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 19655, Springfield, IL 62794-9655, USA
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  • Janet Ketchum

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 19655, Springfield, IL 62794-9655, USA
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  • Gary Dunnington, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 19655, Springfield, IL 62794-9655, USA

Received 17 October 2003 ,Revised 7 December 2003

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PII: S0002-9610(04)00052-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.12.052

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 187, Issue 6 , Pages 695-697 , June 2004

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