title: Postgraduate experiential learning is essential for surgical maturation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical, Center Los Angeles, Calif; and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif. Electronic address: Rshemin@mednet.ucla.edu.
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Shemin
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000193:education*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D059032:Learning Curve; D008297:Male