Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 64, Issue 5 , Pages 282-288 , September 2007

The Expanding Role of the Nurse Practitioner in an Academic Medical Center and its Impact on Graduate Medical Education

  • Mona Bahouth, MSN

      Affiliations

    • University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Mary Beth Esposito-Herr, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Timothy J. Babineau, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
    • University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Timothy J. Babineau, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Chief Medical Officer and DIO, University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

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PII: S1931-7204(07)00210-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2007.08.002

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 64, Issue 5 , Pages 282-288 , September 2007

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