Quality improvement in medical education: Current state and future directions

Medical Education

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 107-119

  Wong, Brian M ^a,b,c   Levinson, Wendy ^a   Shojania, Kaveh G ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SAFETY; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY;

EID: 83455206755     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2011.04154.x     Document Type: Review

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