Personal satisfaction and mentorship are critical factors for today's resident surgeons to seek surgical training

American Surgeon

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 971-974

  Lukish, Jeffrey ^a   Cruess, David ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

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ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SATISFACTION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHER; EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; SURGERY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MENTORS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SURGERY;

EID: 33644796265     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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