Training satisfaction for subspecialty fellows in internal medicine: Findings from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Learners' Perceptions Survey

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Kaminetzky, Catherine P ^a,b   Keitz, Sheri A ^c,d   Kashner, T Michael ^e,f   Aron, David C ^g,h   Byrne, John M ^e,f   Chang, Barbara K ^e   Clarke, Christopher ^e   Gilman, Stuart C ^e   Holland, Gloria J ^e   Wicker, Annie ^e,i   Cannon, Grant W ^e,j  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ Loma Linda VA Healthcare System   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; EDUCATION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNAL MEDICINE; SPECIALIZATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; SPECIALIZATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 79955951991     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-11-21     Document Type: Review

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