Fitness for purpose among recently qualified general practitioners: The use of a confidential trainer report

Education for Primary Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 190-204

  McKinstry, Brian ^a,b   Colthart, Iain ^a   Taylor, George ^c   Elliott, Katy ^a  

^a Lister Postgraduate Institute   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Yorkshire Deanery ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice; General practice trainers; General practitioner; Vocational training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; ETHICS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTRATION; SKILL; UNITED KINGDOM; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 2442473771     PISSN: 14739879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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