The role of the Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in patient care, surgical education, research and faculty development

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 190, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 662-675

  Longo, Walter E ^a   Cheadle, William ^b   Fink, Aaron ^c   Kozol, Robert ^d   DePalma, Ralph ^e   Rege, Robert ^f   Neumayer, Leigh ^g   Tarpley, John ^h   Tarpley, Margaret ^h   Joehl, Ray ⁱ   Miller, Thomas A ^j   Rosendale, Douglas ^k   Itani, Kamal ^l  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^e GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^j VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^l HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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Author keywords

Faculty development; National Surgical Quality Improvement Program; Research; Surgical education; Veterans Administration Medical Center

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURGERY; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEUROSURGERY; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SKILL; SOLDIER; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHER; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING; UROLOGY;

EID: 26844540483     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.07.001     Document Type: Article

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