Bad apples spoil the barrel: Addressing unprofessional behaviour

Medical Teacher

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 891-898

  Van Mook, Walther N K A ^a,b   Gorter, Simone L ^a   De Grave, Willem S ^b   Van Luijk, Scheltus J ^c   Wass, Valerie ^d   Zwaveling, Jan Harm ^a,e,f   Schuwirth, Lambert W ^b   Van Der Vleuten, Cees P M ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; WHISTLEBLOWING;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; WHISTLEBLOWING;

EID: 78049492504     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2010.497823     Document Type: Article

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