Discrepancies in training satisfaction and program completion among 2662 categorical and preliminary general surgery residents

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 257, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1174-1180

  Sullivan, Michael C ^a   Yeo, Heather ^b   Roman, Sanziana A ^a   Jones, Andrew T ^c   Bell Jr , Richard H ^d   Sosa, Julie A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c American Board of Surgery   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Categorical residents; General surgery residents; NEARS survey; Preliminary residents; Professional goals; Resident attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; POSTGRADUATE STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SATISFACTION; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE;

EID: 84879115015     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182718ef1     Document Type: Article

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