Proposal for a required advanced clerkship in chronic disease and disability for medical students

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 162-167

  Mayer, R Samuel ^a   Shah, Amit ^a,b   DeLateur, Barbara J ^a   Durso, Samuel C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic Disease; Disability; Medical Education; Medical School Curriculum

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; DISABILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NOTE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CURRICULUM; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 38349119147     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31815b7331     Document Type: Note

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