A survey of UK surgical trainees and trainers; latest reforms well understood but perceived detrimental to surgical training

Surgeon

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-15

  Mehmood, Sajid ^a,b   Anwar, Saima ^c   Ahmed, Jamil ^c   Tayyab, Muhammad ^b   O'Regan, David ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SCARBOROUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Modernizing medical careers; Reforms; Surgical training; Trainee; Trainer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84855497896     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surge.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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