Training surgical residents: The current Canadian perspective

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 547-559

  Geoffrion, Roxana ^a   Choi, Jae Won ^a   Lentz, Gretchen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

evaluation; standard curriculum; surgical resident; surgical skill training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHING;

CANADA; GENERAL SURGERY; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY;

EID: 80054108060     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: 18787452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2011.05.018     Document Type: Article

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