Do residents benefit from participating in internal medicine interest groups? A study of resident perceptions from two institutions

Military Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 210-213

  Durning, Steven J ^a   Dorrance, Kevin ^a   Denton, Gerald Dodd ^a   Poremba, John ^a   Roy, Michael ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; MORALITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MARYLAND; MILITARY MEDICINE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33846895924     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.172.2.210     Document Type: Article

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