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Original Research: Medical Education

Predictive factors of first-time failure on the American Board of Colorectal Surgery certifying and qualifying examinations

Lucas Faira Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas;b Baylor Scott and White Research Institute, Dallas, TexasCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6082-5827
, MDORCID Icon,
Benjamin Gougha Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas
, DO,
Neil Hymanc University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
, MD,
Brian Bellod MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia
, MD,
Randolph Steinhagene Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
, MD,
Robert Clearyf St Joseph Mercy Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
, MD,
Matthew Zieglerg Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, Michigan
, MD,
Dipen Maunh Franciscan Health Inc, Mishawaka, Indiana
, MD,
Phillip Fleshneri Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
, MD,
Gerald Ogolab Baylor Scott and White Research Institute, Dallas, Texas
, PhD,
Katerina Wellsa Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas
, MD, MPH,
Warren Lichlitera Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas
, MD,
James Fleshmana Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas
, MD &
Alessandro Ficheraa Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas
, MD show all
Pages 483-489 | Received 28 Nov 2022, Accepted 10 Apr 2023, Published online: 27 Apr 2023

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