Implications of current resident work-hour guidelines on the future practice of surgery in Canada

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 487-492

  Maruscak, Adam A ^a   Vanderbeek, Laura ^b   Ott, Michael C ^a   Kelly, Stephen ^b   Forbes, Thomas L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

guidelines; practice patterns; work hour

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREER PLANNING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY LEAVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; WORKING TIME;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861968036     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: 18787452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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