FaMeS: An innovative pipeline program to foster student interest in family medicine

Family Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-34

  Wilkinson, Joanne E ^a   Hoffman, Miriam ^a   Pierce, Eileen ^a   Wiecha, John ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY;

CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 74749105923     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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