Adding flexibility to physician training

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 460-462

  Mahady, Suzanne E ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FULL TIME PHYSICIAN TRAINING; FUNDING; JOB SHARE POSITION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PART TIME PHYSICIAN TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79955774824     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03061.x     Document Type: Article

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