One hospital's successful 20-year experience with physician assistants in graduate medical education

Academic Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 641-645

  Russell, John C ^a   Kaplowe, Joseph ^a   Heinrich, Jeffrey ^b  

^a NEW BRITAIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

EID: 0032982112     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199906000-00007     Document Type: Article

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