The testing of clinical skills in dietetic students prior to entering clinical placement

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-24

  Pender, F T ^a   de Looy, A E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical placement; Dietetics; Objective structured clinical examination; Skills; Student training; Testing

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETETICS; DIETITIAN; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTRATION; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIETETICS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP, NONMEDICAL; LEARNING; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 1042292047     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-277X.2003.00474.x     Document Type: Article

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