Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 1-8 , January 2010

Challenges of Multisite Surgical Teaching Programs: A Review of Surgery Clerkship

  • Victor K. Ng, MSc, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Victor K. Ng, MSc, MD, Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2nd Floor, Clinical Skills Building, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5C1; fax: 519-657-1766
    • ,
  • Andrew McKay, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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PII: S1931-7204(09)00171-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2009.10.009

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 1-8 , January 2010

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