Program director opinions of core competencies in hand surgery training: Analysis of differences between plastic and orthopedic surgery accredited programs

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 582-590

  Sears, Erika Davis ^a   Larson, Bradley P ^a   Chung, Kevin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; HAND; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORTHOPEDICS; PLASTIC SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HAND; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGERY, PLASTIC; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875038727     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31827c6f54     Document Type: Article

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