The training and utilization of surgical physician assistants. A retrospective study
L. B. Brandt, M. S. Beinfield, H. A. Laffaye and A. E. Baue
Department of Surgery, Norwalk Hospital, CT 06856.
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.
