Six-year integrated cardiothoracic surgery residency applicants: Characteristics, expectations, and concerns

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 753-758

  Tchantchaleishvili, Vakhtang ^a   Barrus, Bryan ^a   Knight, Peter A ^a   Jones, Carolyn E ^a   Watson, Thomas J ^a   Hicks, George L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abbreviations and Acronyms ACGME Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education CT cardiothoracic CT I 6 6 year integrated CT surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC SURGEON; CAREER; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; JOB INTERVIEW; MALE; MATURITY; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; THORAX SURGERY; TIME;

2; 6-YEAR INTEGRATED CT SURGERY; ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION; ACGME; CARDIOTHORACIC; CT; CT I-6;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CAREER CHOICE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUESTIONNAIRES; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84884396012     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.05.023     Document Type: Article

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