An evaluation of four proposals to reduce the financial burden of medical education

Academic Medicine

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 245-251

  Dorsey, E Ray ^a   Nincic, David ^b   Schwartz, J Sanford ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Wellington Management Company   (United States)

^c School of Medicine

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; COST; EVALUATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; UNITED STATES; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICINE; TIME;

COST CONTROL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645748499     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200603000-00008     Document Type: Article

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