Junior medical students' notions of a 'good doctor' and related expectations: A mixed methods study

Medical Education

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 476-486

  Maudsley, Gillian ^a   Williams, Evelyn M I ^a   Taylor, David C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

*attitude of health personnel; *attitude to health; Career choice; Clinical competence *standards; Cohort studies; England; Humans; Medical *psychology; Motivation; Questionnaires; Students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 34247329855     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2007.02729.x     Document Type: Article

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