Developing future surgical workforce structures: A review of post-training non-Consultant grade specialist roles and the results of a national trainee survey from the Association of Surgeons in Training

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 578-583

  Shalhoub, J ^a   Giddings, C E B ^a   Ferguson, H J M ^a   Hornby, S T ^a   Khera, G ^a   Fitzgerald, J E F ^a  

^a Italian Society of Surgical Oncology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career; Consultant; Education; Surgery; Training; Workforce

Indexed keywords

CAREER; CHILD; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; WORKFORCE; EDUCATION; GENERAL SURGERY; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY; SPECIALIZATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED KINGDOM;

FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 84896690189     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2013.09.010     Document Type: Editorial

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