Postdischarge follow-up visits for medical and pharmacy students on an inpatient medicine clerkship

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-27

  Lai, Cindy J ^a   Nye, Heather E ^a   Bookwalter, Thomas ^b   Kwan, Anson ^a   Hauer, Karen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Home visit; Interdisciplinary; Medical student; Pharmacy student; Transitional care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACY STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION; SKILL; STUDENT ATTITUDE; STUDENT SATISFACTION;

AFTERCARE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, PHARMACY;

EID: 40249115352     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.264     Document Type: Article

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