Surgeons underestimate their influence on medical students entering surgery

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 201-206

  Quillin III, Ralph C ^a   Pritts, Timothy A ^a   Davis, Bradley R ^a   Hanseman, Dennis ^a   Collins, Jocelyn M ^a   Athota, Krishna P ^a   Edwards, Michael J ^a   Tevar, Amit D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical student; Mentor; Role model; Surgical education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CAREER PLANNING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; ROLE MODEL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHER;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MENTORS; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866007483     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.05.064     Document Type: Article

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