Interdisciplinary curriculum to train internal medicine and obstetrics-gynecology residents in ambulatory women's health: Adapting problem-based learning to residency education

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1369-1375

  Spencer, Abby L ^a   McNeil, Melissa ^b  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 70349196191     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1253     Document Type: Article

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