TEACHING SURGERY TO MEDICAL STUDENTS
Keywords:
medical student education, surgeon educators, medical simulationAbstract
Instructing medical students in the field of surgery relies on the practicing clinical surgeon taking on the teaching responsibility. As the time allocated for students' surgical rotations diminishes, the volume of surgical information to share and the technical abilities to cultivate continue to grow. This article aims to support surgeons who have limited formal training in teaching techniques to improve their instructional abilities. Traditional methods such as large-group lectures, smaller group discussions, and mentoring are examined, with a particular focus on medical simulation.
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