Characteristics of highly ranked applicants to general surgery residency programs

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 148, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 413-417

  Stain, Steven C ^a   Hiatt, Jonathan R ^b   Ata, Ashar ^a   Ashley, Stanley W ^c   Roggin, Kevin K ^d   Potts, John R ^j   Moore, Richard A ^e   Galante, Joseph M ^f   Britt, L D ^g   Deveney, Karen E ^h   Ellison, E Christopher ⁱ  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LICENSING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SEX RATIO; SPECIALIZATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877846338     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.180     Document Type: Article

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