An evaluation of a national scheme for continuing professional development (CPD) for career grade doctors: The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health's programme for paediatricians evaluated by focus group methodology

Medical Education

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 328-334

  Saidi, Guitta ^a   Weindling, A Michael ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

*professional competence; Education, medical, continuing *methods standards; England; Focus group; Paediatrics *education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; PEDIATRICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; WORK;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; ENGLAND; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 0037393912     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2003.01464.x     Document Type: Article

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