title: Small community hospitals programs affiliation with university programs; "lessons learned" in 28-year successful affiliation.
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.
  
  
  METHODS
  small community hospital affiliation with university program for 28 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  surgery residency programs in small community hospital and university hospital.
  
  
  RESULTS
  successful affiliation for 28 years between community hospital and university program.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Davis, California; San Joaquin General Hospital, French Camp, California. Electronic address: cmead@sjgh.org.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahmoud
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Galante
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wisner
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Farmer
authors.forename: Deandrea
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sims
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009935:Organizational Affiliation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Interpersonal and Communication Skills; Practice-Based Learning and Improvement; Systems-Based Practice