Orientation to the Operating Room: An Introduction to the Surgery Clerkship for Third-Year Medical Students

• Main Authors: Trevor J. Barnum (Author), David H. Salzman (Author), David D. Odell (Author), Elizabeth Even (Author), Anna Reczynski (Author), Julia Corcoran (Author), Amy L. Halverson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of American Medical Colleges, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction The operating room is a complex environment in which individual team members perform specific tasks according to their role. A simulation activity was created to introduce medical students on the surgery clerkship to issues relating to patient safety, infection control, and regulatory r...