A 'minimal core curriculum' for Family Medicine in undergraduate medical education: A European Delphi survey among EURACT representatives

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 217-220

  Tandeter, Howard ^a   Carelli, Francesco ^b   Timonen, Markku ^c   Javashvili, Givi ^d   Basak, Okay ^e   Wilm, Stefan ^f   Zarbailov, Natalia ^g   Spiegel, Wolfgang ^h   Brekke, Mette ⁱ  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d TBILISI STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

^e ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^g State Medical and Pharmaceutical University 'Nicolae Testemitanu'   (Moldova)

^h MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Core curriculum; Delphi process; Europe; Family Medicine; General Practice

Indexed keywords

CAREER; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; DELPHI STUDY; EUROPE; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; TEACHER;

CURRICULUM; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EUROPE; FAMILY PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 82055161841     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: 17511402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814788.2011.585635     Document Type: Review

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