Where have all the cardiothoracic surgery residents gone? Placement of graduating resident by United States thoracic surgery training programs, 1988-2002

Heart Surgery Forum

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 124-131

  Wheatley III, Grayson H ^a,c   Lee, Richard ^b  

^a ARIZONA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

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

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SURGICAL TRAINING; THORAX SURGERY; UNITED STATES; DECISION MAKING; MANPOWER; PHYSICIAN; STATISTICS;

CAREER CHOICE; EMPLOYMENT; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; THORACIC SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33751362835     PISSN: 10983511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/HSF98.20061002     Document Type: Article

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