Medical students learning the pelvic examination: Comparison of outcome in terms of skills between a professional patient and a clinical patient model

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 211-217

  Siwe, Karin ^a,b   Wijma, Klaas ^b   Stjernquist, Martin ^c   Wijma, Barbro ^a,b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Learning outcome; Medical students; Pelvic examination; Professional patient; Skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; EVALUATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; OVARY; PALPATION; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PALPATION; PATIENT SIMULATION; PELVIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 35148813564     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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