Self-directed practice schedule enhances learning of suturing skills | Zendy

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Self-directed practice schedule enhances learning of suturing skills

Author(s) -

Oleg Safir,

Camille K. Williams,

Adam Dubrowski,

David Backstein,

Heather Carnahan

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.019512

Subject(s) - medicine , schedule , autodidacticism , medical education , learning curve , task (project management) , time management , computer science , operating system , management , economics

Most preoperative surgical training programs experience challenges with the availability of expert surgeons to teach trainees. Some research suggests that trainees may benefit from being allowed to actively shape their learning environments, which could alleviate some of the time and resource pressures in surgical training. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of self-directed or prescribed practice schedules (random or blocked) on learning suturing skills.

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