Early clinical experiences from students' perspectives: A qualitative study of narratives

Academic Medicine

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 979-988

  Dyrbye, Liselotte N ^a,c   Harris, Ilene ^b   Rohren, Charles H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34748889543     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e318149e29c     Document Type: Article

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