Association between dedicated rural training year and the likelihood of becoming a general surgeon in a small town

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 148, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 817-821

  Deveney, Karen ^a   Deatherage, Mark ^b   Oehling, David ^b   Hunter, John ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Grants Pass Surgical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; RURAL AREA;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; OREGON; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84884654524     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.2681     Document Type: Article

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