Influence of remedial professional development programs for poorly performing physicians

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-48

  Goulet, François ^a   Gagnon, Robert ^a   Gingras, Marie Ève ^a  

^a Direction de l'Amélioration de l'Exercice   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical performance; Continuing Professional Development (CPD); Physician assessment; Practice enhancement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICIAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TEACHING;

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUEBEC; REMEDIAL TEACHING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34247842807     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.93     Document Type: Article

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