International medical graduates: Challenges faced in the Australian training program

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 481-484

  McDonnell, Louise ^a   Usherwood, Tim ^b  

^a Hazelbrook General Practice   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FOREIGN WORKER; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 51449088901     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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