Medical students on the value of role models for developing 'soft skills' - "That's the way you do it"

South African Psychiatry Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-32

  Joubert, P M ^a   Kruger C ^a   Bergh, A M ^a   Pickworth, G E ^a   Van Staden, C W ^a   Roos, J L ^a   Schurink, W J ^b   Du Preez, R R ^a   Grey, S V ^a   Lindeque, B G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Social Science Research Consultancy (SSRC)   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Medical students; Professionalism; Role models; Soft skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; MORALITY; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 33645578387     PISSN: 18117805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajpsy.v9i1.30204     Document Type: Article

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