Preparedness is not enough: Understanding transitions as critically intensive learning periods

Medical Education

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1006-1015

  Kilminster, Sue ^a   Zukas, Miriam ^b   Quinton, Naomi ^a   Roberts, Trudie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 80052835253     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2011.04048.x     Document Type: Article

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