The State of General Surgery Training: A Different Perspective

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 494-498

  Foley, P J ^a   Roses, R E ^a   Kelz, R R ^a   Resnick, A S ^a   Williams, N N ^a   Mullen, J L ^a   Kaiser, L R ^a   Morris, Jon B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

perspectives; Practice based Learning and Improvement; Professionalism; surgical residents; surgical training; survey

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE; RESIDENT; REVIEW; SURGICAL TRAINING; WORK SCHEDULE;

GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JOB SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 56849095928     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.04.001     Document Type: Review

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