From a "generalist" medical graduate to a "specialty" resident: Can an entry-level assessment facilitate the transition? Assessing the preparedness level of new surgical trainees

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 719-724

  Bansal, Payal K ^a,c   Saoji, Vivek A ^a   Gruppen, Larry D ^b  

^a Bharati Vidyapeeth's Medical College   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Competence; Education; Postgraduate; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE CONTENT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GRADUATE STUDENT; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; PATIENT CARE; PERFORMANCE; RELIABILITY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESPONSIBILITY; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EID: 36849056057     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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