Description of a research-based health activism curriculum for medical students

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1325-1328

  Cha, Stephen S ^a,b,g   Ross, Joseph S ^c,d   Lurie, Peter ^e   Sacajiu, Galit ^f  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Public Citizen Health Research Group   (United States)

^f MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g US House of Representatives   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum evaluation; Health care reform; Medical education; Professionalism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; TEACHING; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; CURRICULUM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; MEDICINE; PHYSICIANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33750532091     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00608.x     Document Type: Article

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