Establishing a Rural Surgery Training Program: A Large Community Hospital, Expert Subspecialty Faculty, Specific Goals and Objectives in Each Subspecialty, and an Academic Environment Lay a Foundation

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 106-112

  Moesinger, Robert ^a   Hill, Britani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNIVERSITY;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GENERAL SURGERY; GOALS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 66049162899     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.12.004     Document Type: Review

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