Do Student Perceptions of Surgeons Change during Medical School? A Longitudinal Analysis during a 4-Year Curriculum

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 210, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 527-532

  Naylor, Rebekah A ^a   Reisch, Joan S ^a   Valentine, R James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; FACULTY STUDENT RELATION; GENERAL SURGERY; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; RATING SCALE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGEON;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949892527     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.12.016     Document Type: Article

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