Weekly Assigned Reading and Examinations During Residency, ABSITE Performance, and Improved Pass Rates on the American Board of Surgery Examinations

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 499-503

  de Virgilio, Christian ^a   Chan, Tony ^a   Kaji, Amy ^a   Miller, Kel ^a  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ABSITE; American Board of Surgery; Medical Knowledge; Patient Care; Practice Based Learning; reading program

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CERTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; READING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALTY BOARDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56849121774     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.05.007     Document Type: Review

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