Comparison of plastic surgery residency training in United States and China

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 672-678

  Zheng, Jianmin ^a   Zhang, Boheng ^a   Yin, Yiqing ^a   Fang, Taolin ^b   Wei, Ning ^a   Lineaweaver, William C ^c   Zhang, Feng ^a,b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Joseph M Still Burn and Reconstructive Center   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Plastic surgery; Residency training; United States

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

CHINA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; SURGERY, PLASTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84947488250     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: 15363708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000000226     Document Type: Review

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