A proposal for enhancing the general surgical workforce and access to surgical care

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 255, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 611-617

  Polk, Hiram C ^a   Bland, Kirby I ^b   Ellison, E Christopher ^c   Grosfeld, Jay ^d   Trunkey, Donald D ^e   Stain, Steven C ^f   Townsend, Courtney M ^g  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MILITARY SERVICE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TRAINING SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858708344     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31824b194b     Document Type: Article

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