Promoting self-directed learning skills in residency: A case study in program development

Academic Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1874-1879

  Nothnagle, Melissa ^a   Goldman, Roberta ^a   Quirk, Mark ^b   Reis, Shmuel ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

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EID: 78650677509     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181fa02a4     Document Type: Article

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