Commentary: The role of mentored internships for systems engineering in improving health care delivery

Academic Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1405-1407

  Day, T Eugene ^a   Goldlust, Eric J ^b   True, William R ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TEACHER;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MENTORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 77956319194     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181eac050     Document Type: Review

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