Guiding principles for physician reentry programs

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 117-121

  Kenagy, Gretchen P ^a   Schneidman, Barbara S ^b   Barzansky, Barbara ^a   Dalton, Claudette ^c   Sirio, Carl A ^d   Skochelak, Susan E ^a  

^a AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Guiding; Physician; Principles; Program; Reentry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL, RETRAINING; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79958760692     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.20115     Document Type: Article

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