Easing the transition: Medical students' perceptions of critical skills required for the clerkships

Education for Health: Change in Learning and Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Small, R M ^a   Soriano, R P ^a   Chietero, M ^a   Quintana, J ^a   Parkas, V ^a   Koestler, J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clerkships; Clinical skills; Medical students; Transition

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE CONTENT; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SELF CARE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TIME MANAGEMENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CURRICULUM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349168790     PISSN: 13576283     EISSN: 14695804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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