The effect of emergency department crowding on education: Blessing or curse?

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-82

  Shayne, Philip ^a   Lin, Michelle ^b   Ufberg, Jacob W ^c   Ankel, Felix ^d   Barringer, Kelly ^d   Morgan Edwards, Sarah ^e   DeIorio, Nicole ^f   Asplin, Brent ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crowding; Education; Emergency department; Emergency medicine

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CROWDING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROWDING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149508503     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00261.x     Document Type: Review

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