The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 3 , Pages 315-322 , September 2008

Presidential Address: International medical graduates in the surgical workforce and the Veterans Affairs hospitals: where are We coming from? Where are We going?

  • Kamal M.F. Itani, M.D.

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Received 12 May 2008 ,Revised 6 June 2008

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 The views and opinions reflected in this article are those of the author alone and do not represent those of the Department of Veteran Affairs, Boston University Medical School, or Harvard Medical School, with whom the author is affiliated.

PII: S0002-9610(08)00450-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.06.002

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 3 , Pages 315-322 , September 2008

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