Poetry in general practice education: Perceptions of learners

Family Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 294-303

  Foster, William ^a,b   Freeman, Elaine ^c  

^a Bristol Medical School   (United Kingdom)

^b Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice; Humanities; Medical education; Poetry; Teaching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LEARNING STYLE; LITERATURE; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; READING; SELF CONCEPT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SKILL; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADULT; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EMPATHY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; POETRY; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 49949116415     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmn034     Document Type: Article

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