Surgical Mentoring: Building Tomorrow’s Leaders
Journal Title: Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal - Year 2013, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
The book is written in an easy-to-read format and the authors describe their own experiences with references to the current literature. Specific examples of how mentoring should be performed are mentioned.
Authors and Affiliations
Sharaf Ibrahim
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