How clinical communication has become a core part of medical education in the UK

Medical Education

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-278

  Brown, Jo ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

*communication; Clinical competence standards; Curriculum; Education, medical, undergraduate *methods; Great Britain; Physician patient relations; Politics; Sociology; Teaching *methods

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COURSE CONTENT; CURRICULUM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PATIENT CARE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; POLITICS; SOCIOLOGY; TEACHING;

EID: 38949182295     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2007.02955.x     Document Type: Review

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