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Acquiring surgical skills
Abstract
Background: Technical competence is the bedrock of surgery, yet it has only recently been viewed as a valid area for either critical evaluation or formal teaching. Methods: This review examines the teaching of surgical skills. The core is derived from a literature search of the Medline computer database. Results and conclusion: The impetus for surgical change has generally related to the introduction of new technology. Advances initially allowed for open operation within the main body cavities; more recently minimal access surgery has appeared. The latter was introduced in an inappropriate manner, which has led to the evolution of teaching of technical skills away from an apprenticeship-based activity towards more formal skill-based training programmes. There is now a need for a solid theoretical base for the teaching of manual skills that accommodates concepts of surgical competence.
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- Authors
- Hamdorf, J. M., & Hall, J. C.
- Venue
- Journal of British Surgery
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2000-01-01
- Volume
- 87
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 28-37
- ISSN
- 0007-1323 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-2168
- OpenAlex
- W2030129603
- Cited by
- 250
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 11.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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