Surgical education in the United States: Portents for change

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 240, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 565-572

  Brennan, Murray F ^a   Debas, Haile T ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREER; COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFESTYLE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; MONEY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; REIMBURSEMENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PHYSICIANS; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURGERY; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4644308513     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000140268.04295.f4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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