Advanced Laparoscopic Fellowship and General Surgery Residency Can Coexist Without Detracting from Surgical Resident Operative Experience

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 393-396

  Kothari, Shanu N ^a   Cogbill, Thomas H ^a   O'Heron, Colette T ^a   Mathiason, Michelle A ^a  

^a GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

laparoscopic surgery; minimally invasive surgery fellowship; operative case experience; Patient Care; surgery residency

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; WISCONSIN;

EID: 56849107485     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.04.008     Document Type: Review

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