Developing an institution-based assessment of resident communication and interpersonal skills

Academic Medicine

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1115-1122

  Yudkowsky, Rachel ^a   Downing, Steven M ^a   Sandlow, Leslie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COST CONTROL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONALISM; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDITY;

EID: 33751439839     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ACM.0000246752.00689.bf     Document Type: Article

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