Teaching procedural skills in general practice

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 63-67

  Wearne, Susan ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Diagnostic techniques and procedures; General practice; Teaching; Therapeutic techniques and procedures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; TEACHING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; LEARNING; PATIENT SIMULATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 79251516073     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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