Perspective: Moving students beyond an organ-based approach when teaching medical interviewing and physical examination skills

Academic Medicine

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 906-909

  Alexander, Erik K ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; CURRICULUM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; INFECTION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; METABOLIC DISORDER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKILL; TEACHING;

EID: 67849083215     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e318184f2e5     Document Type: Review

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