Workplace assessment for licensing in general practice

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 515, 2005, Pages 461-467

  Swanwick, Tim ^a   Chana, Nav ^a  

^a London Deanery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competency based education; Educational assessment; Professional education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LICENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITY CONTROL; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKPLACE;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL;

EID: 20344377875     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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