Gender competencies in the medical curriculum: Addressing gender bias in medicine

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 359-376

  Wong, Yut Lin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Gender bias in medicine; Gender competencies; Medical curriculum

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; METHODOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 70349915948     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539509337730     Document Type: Review

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