What Do Physician Extenders in a General Surgery Residency Really Do?

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 354-358

  Stahlfeld, Kurt R ^a   Robinson, John M ^a   Burton, Élan C ^a  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient Care; physician extenders; Practice Based Learning and Improvement; resident work hours; Systems Based Practice

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY CARE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SURGICAL TRAINING; WORKLOAD; WOUND CARE;

DATA COLLECTION; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 52049093692     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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