Challenges and change in medical training: The Australian curriculum framework for junior doctors

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 186, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 332-333

  Van Der Weyden, Martin B ^a  

^a The Medical Journal of Australia ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; LIFELONG LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONALISM;

EID: 34147138380     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb00930.x     Document Type: Editorial

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