Relevant behavioural and social science for medical undergraduates: A comparison of specialist and non-specialist educators

Medical Education

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1020-1026

  Peters, Sarah ^a   Livia, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

*attitude of health personnel; *education, medical, undergraduate; *teaching; Behavioural sciences *education; Curriculum; Social sciences *education; Students, medical *psychology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPETENCE; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; SOCIOLOGY; TEACHING; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; ENGLAND; SOCIAL SCIENCES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 33748948392     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2006.02562.x     Document Type: Article

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