[Academic plastic surgery: a comparison of residency models in Germany and the USA].

Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, plastische Chirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Handchirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefasse : Organ der V... 2009 Vol.41(6) p. 364

Harenberg PS, Erdmann D

Abstract

In this review article, the current postgraduate training programs in plastic surgery in Germany and the USA are compared with regard to structure, methods, duty hours, income, board examination and research opportunities.

MeSH Terms

Accreditation; Career Choice; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Curriculum; Education, Medical, Graduate; Fellowships and Scholarships; Foreign Medical Graduates; Germany; Humans; Internship and Residency; Models, Educational; Research; Specialty Boards; Surgery, Plastic; United States