Views of pharmacists and mentors on experiential learning for pharmacist supplementary prescribing trainees

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-271

  George, Johnson ^a,b   Cleland, Jennifer ^c   Bond, Christine M ^c   McCaig, Dorothy J ^a   Cunningham, I T Scott ^a   Diack, H Lesley ^a   Stewart, Derek C ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competency; Great Britain; Medical practitioner; Period of learning in practice; Pharmacists; Scotland; Supplementary prescribing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; MALE; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 42249101390     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-007-9172-5     Document Type: Article

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