The Parallel Rural Community Curriculum: An integrated clinical curriculum based in rural general practice

Medical Education

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 558-565

  Worley, Paul ^a   Silagy, Chris ^b   Prideaux, David ^e   Newble, David ^c   Jones, Alison ^d  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Australia; Curriculum; Education, medical, undergraduate, education, methods; Rural health services, manpower

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; RURAL AREA; TEACHING; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

COMMUNITY MEDICINE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033944925     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2000.00668.x     Document Type: Article

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