The emergency medicine capacity assessment study: Anticipated impact of a major increase in intern numbers in Australian ED

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 136-144

  Weiland, Tracey J ^a   MacKinlay, Claire ^a   Jelinek, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Intern; Medical graduate; Procedural skills; Supervision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77951241739     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2010.01271.x     Document Type: Article

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