Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 4 , Pages 237-248 , July 2010

Trends of Surgical Career Selection Among Medical Students and Graduates: A Global Perspective

  • Ranish Deedar-Ali-Khawaja

      Affiliations

    • Medical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi-Pakistan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Ranish Deedar-Ali-Khawaja, Aga Khan University Hospital Medical College, A-602 Al-Aman Housing Society, Behind Aga Khan Hospital, Gulshan-I-Iqbal Plot: 14, 75300 Karachi, Pakistan
    • ,
  • Sadaf Mumtaz Khan, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi-Pakistan

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PII: S1931-7204(10)00118-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2010.05.006

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 4 , Pages 237-248 , July 2010

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