When surgeons decide to become surgeons: New opportunities for surgical education

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 194-200

  Hochberg, Mark S ^a   Billig, Jessica ^a   Berman, Russell S ^a   Kalet, Adina L ^a   Zabar, Sondra R ^a   Fox, Jaclyn R ^a   Pachter, H Leon ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Careers in surgery; Choosing surgery; Medical education; Residency choice; Surgery; Surgical education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERNAL MEDICINE; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSURGERY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SURGICAL TRAINING; YOUNG ADULT;

CAREERS IN SURGERY; CHOOSING SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; RESIDENCY CHOICE; SURGERY; SURGICAL EDUCATION;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893074664     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.10.010     Document Type: Article

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