Mentioning race at the beginning of clinical case presentations: A survey of US medical schools

Medical Education

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 146-154

  Nawaz, Hamayun ^a   Brett, Allan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Education, medical, undergraduate; Ethnic groups; Medical history taking; Medical records; Methods; Multicentre study publication type ; Physical examination; Questionnaires; Schools, medical; Teaching ; United States

Indexed keywords

CASE MANAGEMENT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERNET; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58649124333     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03257.x     Document Type: Article

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