Is Surgical Resident Comfort Level Associated With Experience?

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 240-244

  Amy Suwanabol, P ^a   McDonald, Robert ^a   Foley, Eugene ^a   Weber, Sharon M ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

education; self assessment; surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL SURGERY; JOB EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SURGEON;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 70249140857     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.04.017     Document Type: Article

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