Mission Statements: What Do They Tell Us about Family Medicine Training Programs?

Family Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 243-247

  Bhat Schelbert, Kavitha ^a   Lipsky, Martin S ^a   Steele, Helen ^a   Sharp, Lisa K ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1942519257     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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