Use of standardized patients to evaluate the physicians in residence program: A substance abuse training approach

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 39-50

  Levin, Frances Rudnick ^a   Owen, Patricia ^b   Rabinowitz, Edward ^b   Pace, Nicolas ^b   Stinchfield, Randy ^c  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Hazelden   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; RATING SCALE; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARDIZATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; VIDEOTAPE;

ADULT; COUNSELING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0032965678     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v18n02_04     Document Type: Article

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