Factors that helped and hindered undertaking practice professional development plans and personal development plans

Education for Primary Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 166-177

  Ramsay, Rosemary ^c   Pitts, John ^a,b   While, Robin ^d   Attwood, Margareth ^e   Wood, Vicky ^c   Curtis, Anthony ^b  

^a Highcroft   (United Kingdom)

^b Wessex Deanery ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuing professional development; General practice; General practitioners; Personal development plans; Personal learning plans; Practice professional development plans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SAMPLING;

EID: 0037598601     PISSN: 14739879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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