Process-outcome interrelationship and standard setting in medical education: The need for a comprehensive approach

Medical Teacher

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 672-677

  Christensen, Leif ^a   Karle, Hans ^a   Nystrup, Jørgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; OUTCOME OF EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 38849134911     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590701370537     Document Type: Article

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