Curriculum innovation: The key to recruiting the best and brightest

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1114-1115

  Magovern Jr , George J ^a   Simpson, Kathleen A ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DIRECTORY; GENERAL SURGERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INTELLECT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SKILL; SURGEON; THORAX SURGERY; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 79954494410     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.01.002     Document Type: Editorial

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