Use of alumni and employer surveys for internal quality assurance of the DVM program at the University of Montreal

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 178-189

  Doucet, Michèle Y ^a   Vrins, André ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

alumni; employers; outcomes assessment; quality assurance; veterinary education

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICINE; PUBLISHING; SCHOOL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, VETERINARY; FACULTY; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MEDICINE; PUBLISHING; QUEBEC; SCHOOLS, VETERINARY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 78049416286     PISSN: 0748321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jvme.37.2.178     Document Type: Article

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