Alligator attack: An illustration of the impact of early clinical exposure

Medical Education

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1182-1184

  Gutierrez, Mario C ^a   Soto, Roy G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical competence standards; Education, medical, undergraduate standards; Interprofessional relations; Mentors education

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMPETENCE; EXPERIENCE; FIRST AID; HUMAN; INJURY; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT CARE; TEACHER;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MENTORS;

EID: 0036458841     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2002.01388.x     Document Type: Article

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