Words and wards: A model of reflective writing and its uses in medical education

Journal of Medical Humanities

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 231-244

  Shapiro, Johanna ^a   Kasman, Deborah ^b   Shafer, Audrey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Creative writing; Medical education; Professionalism; Reflective practice; Writing

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; CREATIVITY; EMPATHY; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; WRITING;

AFFECT; CREATIVENESS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EMPATHY; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; VOCABULARY; WRITING;

EID: 33845359636     PISSN: 10413545     EISSN: 15733645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10912-006-9020-y     Document Type: Article

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