International Medical Graduates and the Global Surgical Workforce: The Perspective from the Other Side

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 143-144

  Riviello, Robert ^a   Ozgediz, Doruk ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; GRADUATE STUDENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; LETTER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; ALTRUISM; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; SURGERY;

EID: 45449096680     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.03.007     Document Type: Letter

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