Operative confidence of graduating surgery residents: A training challenge in a changing environment

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 207, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 797-805

  Fonseca, Annabelle L ^a   Reddy, Vikram ^a   Longo, Walter E ^a   Udelsman, Robert ^a   Gusberg, Richard J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Open surgery; Operative confidence; Resident confidence

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GRADUATE STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SELF ESTEEM; SEX RATIO; SURGICAL TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

OPEN SURGERY; OPERATIVE CONFIDENCE; RESIDENT CONFIDENCE;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ENGLAND; PHYSICIANS; SELF EFFICACY; SELF REPORT; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84899929382     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.09.033     Document Type: Article

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