Student-selected components in the undergraduate medical curriculum: A multi-institutional consensus on assessable key tasks

Medical Teacher

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 720-725

  Stark, Patsy ^a   Ellershaw, John ^b   Newble, David ^a   Perry, Mark ^c   Robinson, Louise ^d   Smith, John ^b   Whittle, Sue ^e   Murdoch Eaton, Deborah ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SKILL; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 32144451399     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590500271530     Document Type: Article

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