Recognition, reflection, and role models: Critical elements in education about care in medicine

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 389-395

  Janssen, Anna L ^a   MacLeod, Roderick D ^a,b   Walker, Simon T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b District Palliative Care Medical Director   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Care; Empathy; Medical education; Role modeling; Socialization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EMPATHY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RELIGION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EMPATHY; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 56349098283     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951508000618     Document Type: Article

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