Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 62, Issue 12 , Pages 1543-1549 , December 2009

Objective assessment of surgical performance and its impact on a national selection programme of candidates for higher surgical training in plastic surgery

  • Sean M. Carroll

      Affiliations

    • St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland
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  • A.M. Kennedy

      Affiliations

    • The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland
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  • Oscar Traynor

      Affiliations

    • The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland
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  • Anthony G. Gallagher

      Affiliations

    • The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland

Received 12 September 2007 ,Accepted 9 June 2008.

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☆ Data from this paper was presented at the summer meeting of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) Liverpool, UK, 2008, and at the 54th annual meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Illinois, USA, 2008 (winner of the Shenaq International Research Award).

PII: S1748-6815(08)00827-9

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.06.054

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 62, Issue 12 , Pages 1543-1549 , December 2009

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