That's why it's a 5-year program: Resident acquisition of anorectal disease management competence

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-192

  Miller, Seth ^a   Sohn, Vance ^a   Causey, Marlin Wayne ^a   Martin, Matthew ^a   Brown, Tommy ^a   Steele, Scott ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

anorectal pathology; colorectal exam; resident education; resident proficiency

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL DISEASES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84858279397     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.05.048     Document Type: Article

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