Communication between Consultants and Referring Physicians: A Qualitative Study to Define Learning and Assessment Objectives in a Specialty Residency Program

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-19

  Sibert, Louis ^a,c   Lachkar, Azzouz ^a   Grise, Philippe ^a   Charlin, Bernard ^b   Lechevallier, Joël ^a   Weber, Jacques ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICINE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD;

AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; LEARNING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0036886135     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15328015TLM1401_5     Document Type: Article

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