Has the 80-Hour Workweek Improved Surgical Resident Education in New England?

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 140-145

  Sneider, Erica B ^a   Larkin, Anne C ^a   Shah, Shimul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical Knowledge; Patient Care; Practice Based Learning and Improvement

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESPONSIBILITY; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES; WORKING TIME;

ACCREDITATION; DATA COLLECTION; GENERAL SURGERY; INTERNET; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NEW ENGLAND; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 68949204311     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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