Training in the private sector: what works and how do we increase opportunities?

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 138-142

  Watters, David A K ^a   D'Souza, B ^a   Guest, G ^a   Wardill, D ^a   Levy, S ^a   O'Keefe, M ^a   Crowley, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Private Surgery; Supervision; Surgical Education; Surgical Training; Training Logbooks

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EDUCATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 62449104967     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04830.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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