Cumulative Operative Experience Is Decreasing During General Surgery Residency: A Worrisome Trend for Surgical Trainees?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 206, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 804-811

  Kairys, John C ^a   McGuire, Kandace ^a   Crawford, Albert G ^b   Yeo, Charles J ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHING; WORK SCHEDULE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SURGERY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 42949093575     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.12.055     Document Type: Article

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