Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 9-13 , January 2010

Does Participation in Graduate Medical Education Contribute to Improved Patient Outcomes as Outlined by Surgical Care Improvement Project Guidelines?

  • Axel Thors, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Axel Thors, DO, c/o Amy Engel, Department of Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, 375 Dixmyth Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220; fax: (513) 487-4643
    • ,
  • Erik Dunki-Jacobs, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • ,
  • Amy M. Engel, MA

      Affiliations

    • E. Kenneth Hatton, MD, Institute for Research and Education, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • ,
  • Sarah McDonough, BS

      Affiliations

    • E. Kenneth Hatton, MD, Institute for Research and Education, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • ,
  • Richard E. Welling, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio

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PII: S1931-7204(09)00199-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2009.12.002

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 9-13 , January 2010

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