Students' attitudes towards the introduction of a Personal and Professional Development portfolio: Potential barriers and facilitators

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Ross, Sarah ^a   MacLachlan, Alison ^a   Cleland, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING MATERIALS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73849142380     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-9-69     Document Type: Article

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