Operative experience of residents in US general surgery programs: A gap between expectation and experience

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 249, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 719-724

  Bell, Richard H ^a   Biester, Thomas W ^a   Tabuenca, Arnold ^b   Rhodes, Robert S ^a   Cofer, Joseph B ^c   Britt, L D ^d   Lewis, Frank R ^a  

^a American Board of Surgery Inc   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^d EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPECTATION; EXPERIENCE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649519270     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181a38e59     Document Type: Article

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