Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 2 , Pages 85-94 , March 2010

Selection Matters—A Regional Survey of UK Consultant Opinion on Selection into Postgraduate Surgical and Medical Training

  • Sidhartha Sinha, MBBChir

      Affiliations

    • Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Sidhartha Sinha, MBBChir, 27 Aylmer Road, London, N2 0BS, United Kingdom; fax: 0207 485 6506
    • ,
  • Abhishek Sinha, BSc

      Affiliations

    • St. George's Healthcare NHS Trust, Tooting, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Shrestha Sinha, BSc

      Affiliations

    • James Paget University Hospital, Norfolk, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Chetan Bhan, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Alex McConnachie, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Charles H. Knowles, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, United Kingdom

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doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2010.01.004

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 2 , Pages 85-94 , March 2010

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