Current Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 6 , Pages 397-400, November 2006

Medical Student Entry into General Surgery Increases with Early Exposure to Surgery and to Surgeons

  • John C. Kirkham, BA

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA
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  • Warren D. Widmann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia Campus, New York City, New York, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Warren D. Widmann, MD, Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 7 Garden South Room 313, Milstein Hospital Building, 177 Fort Washington Avenue, New York City, NY 10032; fax: (212) 305-8321.
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  • Doris Leddy

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA
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  • Michael J. Goldstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • New York Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell Campus, New York City, New York
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  • Benjamin Samstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA
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  • Mahmoud El-Tamer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA
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  • Avital Harari, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA
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  • Tracey D. Arnell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA
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  • Rena John, BA

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA
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  • Mark A. Hardy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA

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PII: S0149-7944(06)00081-X

doi:10.1016/j.cursur.2006.05.005

Current Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 6 , Pages 397-400, November 2006