Presidential Address: International medical graduates in the surgical workforce and the Veterans Affairs hospitals: where are We coming from? Where are We going?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 315-322

  Itani, Kamal M F ^a  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

International medical graduates; Physician shortages; Surgery; Veteran Affairs hospitals; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL SURGERY; GRADUATE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGEON; VETERAN;

FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49349103138     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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