What impact will an increased number of teaching general practices have on patients, doctors and medical students?

Medical Education

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1219-1228

  Mathers, Jonathan ^a   Parry, Jayne ^a   Lewis, Sarah ^b   Greenfield, Sheila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Clinical competence standards; Education, medical undergraduate *methods; England; Family practice education; Interviews

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; INTERVIEW; MANAGER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSE; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; STAFF; STANDARD; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 10644292623     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2004.02014.x     Document Type: Article

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