Selection into specialist training programs: An approach from general practice

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-95

  Roberts, Christopher ^a   Togno, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Beyond Medical Education   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; APTITUDE TEST; AUSTRALIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL SPECIALIST TRAINEE SELECTION; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PROFESSIONALISM; REVIEW; SKILL;

EID: 79951902643     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb04177.x     Document Type: Review

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