Medical student operative experience correlates with a match to a categorical surgical program

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-128

  O'Herrin, Jacquelyn K ^a   Lewis, Barbara J ^a   Rikkers, Layton F ^a   Chen, Herbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

General surgery; Medical student; National residency match program; Surgical residency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; ADULT; CLINICAL EDUCATION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; STATISTICS; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURGERY; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0043091796     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(03)00188-0     Document Type: Article

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