Selecting international medical graduates (IMGs) for training in US surgical residencies

Surgery

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 347-350

  Horvath, Karen ^a   Pellegrini, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747340155     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2006.06.006     Document Type: Editorial

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