Clinical clerkships: Students can structure their own learning

Medical Education

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 884-892

  Smith, Pat ^a   Morrison, Jillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

*Clinical clerkship; Clinical competence *standards; Curriculum; Family practice *education; Learning; Scotland; Teaching *methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSULTATION; CURRICULUM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSING PRACTICE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING; SKILL; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; SCOTLAND; TEACHING;

EID: 33747723360     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2006.02546.x     Document Type: Article

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