Assessing the quality of graduate surgical training programs: Perception Vs reality

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 220, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 785-789

  Mellinger, John D ^a   Damewood, Richard ^b   Morris, Jon B ^c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YORK HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUING EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; EDUCATION; GENERAL SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GENERAL SURGERY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84928436099     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.01.002     Document Type: Editorial

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