Student-run health clinic: Novel arena to educate medical students on system-based practice

Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 344-356

  Meah, Yasmin S ^a   Smith, Eric L ^a   Thomas, David C ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACGME core competencies; Experiential learning; Student run clinic; Systems based practice; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LEARNING STYLE; LEARNING THEORY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEAMWORK; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POVERTY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70049117342     PISSN: 00272507     EISSN: 19317581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/msj.20128     Document Type: Review

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