International medical graduates in surgery: facing challenges and breaking stereotypes

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 153-154

  Kaafarani, Haytham M A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Center for Health Quality Outcomes and Economic Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GRADUATE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LETTER; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STEREOTYPY; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649599151     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.08.004     Document Type: Letter

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