General surgery vs fellowship: The role of the independent academic medical center

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 740-745

  Adra, Souheil W ^a   Trickey, Amber W ^a   Crosby, Moira E ^a   Kurtzman, Scott H ^a,b   Friedell, Mark L ^a,c   Reines, H David ^a  

^a INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WATERBURY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

career choices; fellowship; general surgery; surgical residency programs

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISHER EXACT TEST; GENERAL SURGERY; GRADUATE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CAREER CHOICE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868144218     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: 18787452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2012.05.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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