Abstract
Many opportunities exist for surgical educators to become closely involved in the education of medical students. These opportunities can start early in the basic science curriculum and progress through to the surgical clerkships which represent the most focused periods of surgical study. Throughout this time, surgical mentors can be very influential as students begin to make career decisions. Surgeons have the ability to impact students through formal and informal interactions and can be effective mentors with regard to both clinical and research endeavors. Enthusiasm and creativity should be employed to ensure the best possible core surgical training for our future physicians, regardless of their eventual chosen specialty. This chapter explores the many ways a surgical educator can help enrich medical student education.
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Abbreviations
- AAMC:
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American Association of Medical Colleges
- AAS:
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Association for Academic Surgery
- ACS:
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American College of Surgeons
- ASE:
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Association for Surgical Education
- CD:
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Clerkship director
- SERF:
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Surgical Education Research Fellowship
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Cox, M.L., Henry, B.V., Sudan, R. (2019). Opportunities in Medical Student Education. In: Pugh, C., Sippel, R. (eds) Success in Academic Surgery: Developing a Career in Surgical Education. Success in Academic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19179-5_2
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