Do GPs' learning choices reflect their learning needs?

Education for Primary Care

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 393-396

  Mageean, Robert ^a,b   Boylan, Oliver ^a  

^a Medical and Higher Education ^*  (Ireland)

^b Loughview Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuing professional development; General practitioners; Learning needs

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEARNING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORTHERN IRELAND; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 73449113679     PISSN: 14739879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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