The provision of higher professional education to general practitioners in England: A review of the HPE scheme for GPs in England

Medical Teacher

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 481-483

  Howard, John ^a,c   Pitts, John ^b  

^a Mersey Deanery   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c 24 Pall Mall   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AWARENESS; BUDGET; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EGO DEVELOPMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PEER REVIEW; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; TEACHING; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; ENGLAND; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 27744465509     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590500237622     Document Type: Review

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