Twelve tips for effective international clinical placements

Medical Teacher

Volumn 29, Issue 9-10, 2007, Pages 872-877

  Balandin, Susan ^a   Lincoln, Michelle ^a   Sen, Reena ^b   Wilkins, David ^a   Trembath, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CROSS TRAINING; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

CULTURAL COMPETENCY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PRECEPTORSHIP; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 37849003846     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590701784364     Document Type: Article

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