Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 210, Issue 3 , Pages 319-324 , March 2010

Factors Dominating Choice of Surgical Specialty

Presented at the American College of Surgeons 95th Annual Clinical Congress, Chicago, IL, October 2009.

  • Carolyn E. Reed, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Carolyn E Reed, MD, FACS, Medical University of South Carolina, Msc 295 Art 7018, 25 Courtenay Dr, Charleston, SC 29425
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  • Ara A. Vaporciyan, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
    • ,
  • Clease Erikson, MPAff

      Affiliations

    • Center for Workforce Studies, Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Michael J. Dill, MPP

      Affiliations

    • Center for Workforce Studies, Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Andrea J. Carpenter, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas Health Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
    • ,
  • Kristine J. Guleserian, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas Southwestern, Children's Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX
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  • Walter H. Merrill, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS

Received 8 October 2009 ,Revised 25 November 2009 ,Accepted 30 November 2009.

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 Disclosure Information: Nothing to disclose.

 This work was funded through a generous grant from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery.

PII: S1072-7515(09)01616-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.11.016

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 210, Issue 3 , Pages 319-324 , March 2010

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