Opportunities for learning in the surgical workplace and how they can be exploited: a practical guide

Trifonas Papettas; Habiba Saedon; Mahmud Saedon

doi:10.12968/hmed.2011.72.12.707

Opportunities for learning in the surgical workplace and how they can be exploited: a practical guide

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2011 Dec;72(12):707-10. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2011.72.12.707.

Authors

Trifonas Papettas¹, Habiba Saedon, Mahmud Saedon

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry CV2 2DX. trifpapettas@hotmail.com

PMID: 22241230
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2011.72.12.707

Abstract

Training times and the working week have been shortened but the amount needed to be learned remains the same. This article demonstrates how trainees in surgery can incorporate learning opportunities into their normal working day.

MeSH terms

Employee Performance Appraisal
Humans
Inservice Training / methods*
Mentors
Outpatient Clinics, Hospital
Specialties, Surgical / education*
Teaching Rounds
United Kingdom