The Subspecialization of Surgery: A Paradigm Shift

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1523-1531

  Bruns, Stephen D ^a   Davis, Brian R ^b   Demirjian, Aram N ^c   Ganai, Sabha ^d   House, Michael G ^e   Saidi, Reza F ^f   Shah, Bhavin C ^g   Tan, Sanda A ^h   Murayama, Kenric M ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA TULSA   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fellowship training in surgery; History of surgery training; Subspecialization of surgery

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EUROPE; HISTORY; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; SPECIALIZATION; SURGERY; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EUROPE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84904261908     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-014-2514-4     Document Type: Article

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