Empowerment evaluation: A collaborative approach to evaluating and transforming a medical school curriculum

Academic Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 813-820

  Fetterman, David M ^a,b,c   Deitz, Jennifer ^a   Gesundheit, Neil ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF   (United States)

^c Fetterman and Associates   (United States)

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EID: 77953557344     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181d74269     Document Type: Article

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