Training the urologic oncologist of the future: Where are the challenges?

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-198

  Buscarini, Maurizio ^a   Stein, John P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Mentorship; Surgery; Trainee

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MENTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UROLOGY;

EID: 61649104824     PISSN: 10781439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2008.07.026     Document Type: Review

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