A Case Study of Medical Grand Rounds: Are We Using Effective Methods?

Academic Medicine

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1144-1151

  Van Hoof, Thomas J ^a,b   Monson, Robert J ^c   Majdalany, Gibran T ^c   Giannotti, Tierney E ^d   Meehan, Thomas P ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d QUALIDIGM   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 68949173759     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181ad1c0e     Document Type: Article

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