The Impact of Residency Match Information Disseminated by a Third-Party Website

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 212-215

  Kutikov, Alexander ^a   Morgan, Todd M ^b   Resnick, Matthew J ^c  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

internet; Interpersonal and Communication Skills; Professionalism; residency match; Systems Based Practice; urology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; UROLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JOB APPLICATION; PERSONNEL SELECTION; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UROLOGY;

EID: 70350561669     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2009.03.034     Document Type: Article

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