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. 2013 Sep-Oct;70(5):636-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2013.05.001.

Small community hospitals programs affiliation with university programs; "lessons learned" in 28-year successful affiliation

Ahmed Mahmoud  1 , Joseph Galante, David Wisner, Diana Farmer, Deandrea Sims
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Small community hospitals programs affiliation with university programs; "lessons learned" in 28-year successful affiliation

Ahmed Mahmoud et al. J Surg Educ. 2013 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Objective: Community hospitals affiliation with university hospitals in post graduate surgical education is essential for the 2 types of training programs. Many factors affect the success of the affiliation process. Additionally, various pitfalls and challenges are encountered. The goal of this work is to study the lessons learned in 28 years successful affiliation.

Design/setting: small community hospital affiliation with university program for 28 years.

Participants: surgery residency programs in small community hospital and university hospital.

Results: successful affiliation for 28 years between community hospital and university program.

Keywords: Interpersonal and Communication Skills; Practice-Based Learning and Improvement; Systems-Based Practice.

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