Factors that influence first year medical students' choice of student selected component

Medical Teacher

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Richardson, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951985854     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590902744878     Document Type: Review

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