Are graduating surgical residents confident in performing open vascular surgery? Results of a national survey

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 577-584

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

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

confidence; open vascular surgical confidence; operative confidence; resident operative confidence; vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN VASCULAR SURGERY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SURGICAL TRAINING; VASCULAR SURGERY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84931564822     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: 18787452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2014.12.006     Document Type: Article

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