The Mayo Clinic-Rochester experience with IMGs as general surgery trainees

Surgery

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 351-353

  Lamb, M Nicole ^a   Farley, David R ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TRAINING; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MINNESOTA; PERSONNEL SELECTION; SURGERY;

EID: 33747374006     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2006.06.005     Document Type: Editorial

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