The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 1 , Pages 24-29 , January 2008

Structured assessment format for evaluating operative reports in general surgery

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Surgical Education, Washington, DC, April 11–14, 2007

  • Ashley Vergis, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Section of General Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-204-787-3154; fax: +1-204-787-4837.
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  • Lawrence Gillman, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Section of General Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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  • Samuel Minor, M.D., F.R.C.S.C.

      Affiliations

    • Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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  • Mark Taylor, M.D., F.R.C.S.C., MS.C.

      Affiliations

    • Section of General Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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  • Jason Park, M.D., F.R.C.S.C., M.Ed.

      Affiliations

    • Section of General Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Received 6 April 2007 ,Revised 12 August 2007

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PII: S0002-9610(07)00839-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.08.053

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 1 , Pages 24-29 , January 2008

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