Are medical graduates ready to face the challenges of Foundation training?

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 1031, 2011, Pages 590-595

  Tallentire, Victoria R ^a   Smith, Samantha E ^a   Wylde, Keith ^a   Cameron, Helen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY CARE; GRADUATE STUDENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 80052046129     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2010.115659     Document Type: Article

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