The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 5 , Pages 652-656 , May 2010

The changing face of the general surgeon: national and local trends in resident operative experience

Presented at the 96th Annual Meeting of the North Pacific Surgical Association, Seattle, WA, November 12–13, 2009. This paper represents the opinions of the authors only and does not represent the views of the US Department of Defense, the US Department of the Army, or Madigan Army Medical Center.

Received 7 November 2009 ,Revised 8 January 2010

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PII: S0002-9610(10)00046-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.01.012

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 5 , Pages 652-656 , May 2010

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