Letters of recommendation: Rating, writing, and reading by clerkship directors of internal medicine

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-158

  DeZee, Kent J ^a   Thomas, Matthew R ^b   Mintz, Matthew ^c   Durning, Steven J ^d  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; UNITED STATES; WRITING;

CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; READING; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; WRITING;

EID: 70350053444     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401330902791347     Document Type: Article

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