Rural Surgery: The Australian Experience

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1325-1333

  Bruening, Martin H ^a,b   Maddern, Guy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; General surgery; Provincial hospitals; Rural surgical workforce; Undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CAREER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; EMPLOYMENT; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PATIENT CARE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING;

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

EID: 70450213279     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2009.07.004     Document Type: Review

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