Maintaining standards in surgical training. How effective is the accreditation by the Specialist Advisory Committee in the United Kingdom

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-115

  Jain, N ^a   Willett, Keith M ^b  

^a CUMBERLAND INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GREAT BRITAIN; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORTHOPEDICS;

EID: 31144450385     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B1.17158     Document Type: Article

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