How to Change General Surgery Residency Training

Advances in Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 275-284

  Stain, Steven C ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; REVIEW; VASCULAR SURGERY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; SURGERY, PLASTIC; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 79961199932     PISSN: 00653411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yasu.2011.03.012     Document Type: Review

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