Training in hospitals: What do GP specialist trainees think of workplacebased assessments?

Education for Primary Care

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 90-99

  Sabey, Abigail ^a   Harris, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Severn School of Primary Care   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice; Graduate medical education; Professional competence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79953198259     PISSN: 14739879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14739879.2011.11493974     Document Type: Article

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