Education of the Rural Surgeon: Experience from Tennessee

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1313-1319

  Giles, W Heath ^a   Arnold, Joshua D ^a   Layman, Thomas S ^a   Sumida, Michael P ^a   Brown, Preston W ^a   Burns, R Phillip ^a   Cofer, Joseph B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

General surgeon role model; General surgery training; Rural surgery; Surgical education; Surgical endoscopy

Indexed keywords

CAREER PLANNING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENDOSCOPY; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WORKING TIME;

CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PHYSICIANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TENNESSEE;

EID: 70450206272     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2009.07.005     Document Type: Review

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