Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident Education: Update on Resident Recruitment and Job Placement

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1160-1165

  Salazar, Jorge D ^a   Ermis, Peter ^a   Laudito, Antonio ^b   Lee, Richard ^c   Wheatley III, Grayson H ^d   Paul, Sean ^a   Calhoon, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Palmetto Cardiovascular and Thoracic Associates   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ARIZONA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GRADUATE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB ACCOMMODATION; JOB FINDING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; THORAX SURGERY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JOB APPLICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; THORACIC SURGERY; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747352735     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.04.070     Document Type: Article

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