Generic skills in medical education: Developing the tools for successful lifelong learning

Medical Education

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 120-128

  Murdoch Eaton, Deborah ^a   Whittle, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; ORGANIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; LEARNING; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 83455163669     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2011.04065.x     Document Type: Article

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