Innovative method of needs assessment for faculty development programs in a Gulf Medical School

Education for Health: Change in Learning and Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Adkoli, B V ^a   Al Umran, K U ^a   Al Sheikh, M H ^a   Deepak, K K ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Continuing medical education; Faculty development; Medical education; Need assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649777840     PISSN: 13576283     EISSN: 14695804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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