Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 5 , Pages 325-334 , September 2010

Thoracic Surgery Training in Canada According to the Residents: The Thoracic Surgery Resident Survey, of the Canadian Thoracic Manpower and Education Study (T-Med)

Presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons, as part of the Canadian Surgery Forum in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, September 2009.

  • Colin Schieman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Colin Schieman, MD, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Calgary, 1403 29th Street NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 2T9; fax: (403) 270-8431
    • ,
  • Elizabeth Kelly, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Gary Gelfand, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Andrew Graham, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Sean P. McFadden, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Janet Edwards, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Sean C. Grondin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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PII: S1931-7204(10)00184-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2010.07.004

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 5 , Pages 325-334 , September 2010

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