Barriers and solutions to implementing a new curriculum: Lessons from the women's health education program at MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine

Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 153-160

  Weiss, Lucia Beck ^a   Lee, Sophia ^a,b   Levison, Sandra P ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; GENDER; HEALTH; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0034024469     PISSN: 15246094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/152460900318641     Document Type: Article

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