Attrition rates in neurosurgery residency: Analysis of 1361 consecutive residents matched from 1990 to 1999

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 240-249

  Lynch, Gabrielle ^a   Nieto, Karina ^b   Puthenveettil, Saumya ^a   Reyes, Marleen ^a   Jureller, Michael ^a   Huang, Jason H ^c   Grady, M Sean ^d   Harris, Odette A ^e   Ganju, Aruna ^b   Germano, Isabelle M ^f   Pilitsis, Julie G ^g   Pannullo, Susan C ^h   Benzil, Deborah L ⁱ   Abosch, Aviva ^j   Fouke, Sarah J ^k   Samadani, Uzma ^a  

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

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^h WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

ⁱ Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^k SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

Attrition; Board certification; Neurosurgery residency; Sex

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTRITION RATE; CERTIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEUROSURGERY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; ALGORITHM; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84926130571     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2014.10.JNS132436     Document Type: Article

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