Twelve tips on rural medical placements: What has worked to make them successful

Medical Teacher

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 592-596

  Page, Sue ^a   Birden, Hudson ^a  

^a Northern Rivers University   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SALARY; SCHOOL ADMISSION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHER; TEAMWORK;

AUSTRALIA; CAREER CHOICE; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PRECEPTORSHIP; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 48749100424     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590801965129     Document Type: Article

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