Preparation for clinical practice: A survey of medical students' and graduates' perceptions of the effectiveness of their medical school curriculum

Medical Teacher

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Eyal, Lilach ^a   Cohen, Robert ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISRAEL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33750500312     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590600776578     Document Type: Article

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