Medical students retain pain assessment and management skills long after an experiential curriculum: A controlled study

Pain

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 319-324

  Stevens, David L ^a   King, Danielle ^a   Laponis, Ryan ^a   Hanley, Kathleen ^a   Zabar, Sondra ^a   Kalet, Adina L ^a   Gillespie, Colleen ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Counseling skills; Medical education; Pain management; Performance based assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 69649083444     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.06.030     Document Type: Article

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