PRESENTATIONS: 2006
ASE Papers Presented

The following are a selection of papers from the Association for Surgical Education (ASE) that were presented at the 2006 Surgical Education Week, joint meeting of the ASE and the Association of Program Directors in Surgery.
We hope that those who were unable to attend the meeting find them beneficial and informative.

Visual Spatial Ability? Are Surgeons Born or Made?

Evaluating Resident Candidates: Does Closed File Review Yield Better Information?

Teaching and Assessing Clinical Reasoning in the Surgical Clerkship

Controlled Crossover Trial of Surgical Interactive Multimedia Modules (SIMMs) on Knowledge, Clinical Reasoning and Satisfaction

Self-Assessment of Surgical Skill Acquisition with Computer-Based Video Training and the Impact on Self-Directed Training

Speed Reading and Recall/Retrieval Instruction for Surgical Trainees: Does It Work?

Resident Continuity of Care Experience: A Casualty of Current Healthcare Delivery, Not Work Hour Restrictions

Redefining Simulator Proficiency Using Automaticity Theory

The Use of Cognitive Task Analysis to Improve the Learning of Percutaneous Tracheostomy Placement

Clinical Exposure During a Surgery Clerkship: Contrast between a Canadian and an American Medical School

Is the Script-Concordance Test a Valid Instrument for Assessment of Intra-operative Decision-making Skills?

Cortical Plasticity: What you need to know when teaching surgeons new tricks

FEAR OF MISSING A LESION: Assessing and Addressing Student Learning Needs for Clinical Breast Examinations

Is the Script-Concordance Test a Valid Instrument for Assessment of Intra-operative Decision-making Skills?

Clinical Exposure During a Surgery Clerkship: Contrast between a Canadian and an American Medical School

Do Health Professions Students Respond Empathetically To A Virtual Patient?