How can we build mentorship in surgeons of the future?

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 418-424

  Patel, Vanash M ^a   Warren, Oliver ^a,b   Ahmed, Kamran ^a   Humphris, Penny ^b   Abbasi, Sehlah ^c   Ashrafian, Hutan ^a   Darzi, Ara ^a   Athanasiou, Thanos ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b National Research Council   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Mentors; Programme development; Surgery; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; SURGERY; TEACHER;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MENTORS; PHYSICIANS; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL;

EID: 79957923291     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2011.05779.x     Document Type: Review

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