title: The training and utilization of surgical physician assistants. A retrospective study.
abstract: A community hospital's search for qualified surgical house staff in 1975 led to the development of a postgraduate residency program in surgery for physician assistants. Eleven years after its inception, the program's purpose and structure were reviewed, and its alumni, goals, and contributions were evaluated. A 1987 alumni survey provided data to assess the value of residency training to current employment and job satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Norwalk Hospital, CT 06856.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Beinfield
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Laffaye
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Baue
mesh_terms: D003237:Connecticut; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D010823:Physician Assistants / Q000193:education*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012570:School Admission Criteria