Pursuing professional accountability: An evidence-based approach to addressing residents with behavioral problems

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 147, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 642-647

  Sanfey, Hilary ^a   DaRosa, Debra A ^b   Hickson, Gerald B ^c   Williams, Betsy ^d   Sudan, Ranjan ^e   Boehler, Margaret L ^a   Klingensmith, Mary E ^f   Klamen, Debra ^a   Mellinger, John D ^a   Hebert, James C ^g   Richard, Kerry M ^h   Roberts, Nicole K ^a   Schwind, Cathy J ^a   Williams, Reed G ^a   Sachdeva, Ajit K ⁱ   Dunnington, Gary L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^h MedStar Health Inc   (United States)

ⁱ AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84863904769     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2012.832     Document Type: Article

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