Do general surgery applicants really want to be general surgeons?

Current Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 145-150

  Andriole, Dorothy A ^a   Jeffe, Donna B ^a   Klingensmith, Mary ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Graduate medical education; Medical residency; Surgical specialties; Undergraduate medical education

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL SURGERY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JOB APPLICATION; MALE; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; REGISTRIES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644650755     PISSN: 01497944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cursur.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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