Rural Surgery: The North Dakota Experience

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1367-1372

  Antonenko, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

General surgery workforce; Resident training; Rural manpower; Rural surgery; Surgical education

Indexed keywords

CAREER; CERTIFICATION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL SERVICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL TRAINING; THERAPY DELAY; UNITED STATES;

CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NORTH DAKOTA; PHYSICIANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 70450159145     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2009.07.010     Document Type: Review

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