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The University of Michigan Academy of Surgical Educators: A simple but innovative way to promote the value of surgical education and celebrate surgical educators

  • Grace J. Kim
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    University of Michigan, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, SPC 5331, Ann Arbor, 48109-5331, MI, USA.
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    University of Michigan, Department of Surgery, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Published:September 06, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.08.023
The University of Michigan Academy of Surgical Educators: A simple but innovative way to promote the value of surgical education and celebrate surgical educators
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      References

        • Hargraves V.
        Intentional teaching.
        The Education Hub. July 2, 2019;
        https://theeducationhub.org.nz/intentional-teaching/
        Date accessed: August 25, 2022
        View in Article
        • Vinden C.
        • Malthaner R.
        • McGee J.
        • McClure J.A.
        • Winick-Ng J.
        • Liu K.
        • Nash D.M.
        • Welk B.
        • Dubois L.
        Teaching surgery takes time: the impact of surgical education on time in the operating room.
        Can J Surg. 2016 Apr; 59 (PMID: 27007088; PMCID: PMC4814276): 87-92https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.017515
        View in Article
        • Shah D.T.
        • Williams V.N.
        • Thorndyke L.E.
        • Marsh E.E.
        • Sonnino R.E.
        • Block S.M.
        • Viggiano T.R.
        Restoring faculty vitality in academic medicine when burnout threatens.
        Acad Med. 2018 Jul; 93 (PMID: 29166355; PMCID: PMC6169302): 979-984https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000002013
        View in Article
        • Nassar A.K.
        • Waheed A.
        • Tuma F.
        Academic clinicians' workload challenges and burnout analysis.
        Cureus. 2019; 11 (Published 2019 Nov 8)e6108https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6108
        View in Article

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      Publication history

      Published online: September 06, 2022
      Accepted: August 30, 2022
      Received in revised form: August 25, 2022
      Received: July 26, 2022

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.08.023

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