Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 158, Issue 1 , Pages 36-42 , January 2010

Integrating Surgical Skills Education into the Anatomy Laboratory

  • Harras Zaid, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Derek Ward, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Amanda Sammann, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Frank Tendick, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Kimberly S. Topp, P.T., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • John Maa, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationTo whom correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed at Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 521 Parnassus, C 347 San Francisco, CA 94143-0790.

Received 11 June 2008

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PII: S0022-4804(08)00539-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.08.012

Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 158, Issue 1 , Pages 36-42 , January 2010

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