Early tracking would improve the operative experience of general surgery residents

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 252, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 445-449

  Stain, Steven C ^a   Biester, Thomas W ^b   Hanks, John B ^c   Ashley, Stanley W ^d   Valentine, R James ^e   Bass, Barbara L ^f   Buyske, Jo ^b  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b American Board of Surgery   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

^f HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; GASTRECTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LIVER RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESIDENT; SPECIALIZATION; SURGEON; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; MEDICINE; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956218926     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181f0d105     Document Type: Article

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