Acquiring surgical skills. Hamdorf, J. M. & Hall, J. C. British Journal of Surgery, 87(1):28--37, 2000.
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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. © 2000 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd
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	title = {Acquiring surgical skills},
	volume = {87},
	copyright = {© 2000 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd},
	issn = {1365-2168},
	url = {http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2168.2000.01327.x/abstract},
	doi = {10.1046/j.1365-2168.2000.01327.x},
	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. © 2000 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd},
	language = {en},
	number = {1},
	urldate = {2013-02-13TZ},
	journal = {British Journal of Surgery},
	author = {Hamdorf, J. M. and Hall, J. C.},
	year = {2000},
	pages = {28--37}
}

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