Experiences of vitreoretinal surgery fellows in the United States

Retina

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 392-396

  Bakri, Sophie J ^a   Alniemi, Saba T ^a   Chan, R V Paul ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

AUPO; fellow; fellowship; ophthalmology; retina; subspecialty; training; vitreoretinal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; EXPERIENCE; EYE CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RESIDENT; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SELF REPORT; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES; UVEITIS; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINAL SURGERY; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; VITREORETINAL SURGERY;

EID: 84873404973     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: 15392864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e31826b6700     Document Type: Article

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