Can gynaecology teaching associates provide high quality effective training for medical students in the United Kingdom? Comparative study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7428, 2003, Pages 1389-1392

  Pickard, Sally ^a,d   Baraitser, Paula ^b   Rymer, Janice ^c   Piper, Johanna ^b  

^a Lewisham Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b Southwark Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Bedford House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; TEACHING; TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; LONDON; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TEACHING;

EID: 0346218226     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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