Why do residents leave general surgery? The hidden problem in today's programs

Current Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 128-131

  Dodson, Thomas F ^a   Webb, Alexandra L B ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attrition; Gender; Resident education; Surgical residency

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CAREER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATHOLOGY; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIOLOGY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SURGICAL TRAINING; TIME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; STUDENT DROPOUTS; SURGERY;

EID: 13844267749     PISSN: 01497944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cursur.2004.07.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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