An online course in clinical education: Experiences of Australian clinicians

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1000-1003

  Wearne, Susan ^a,b   Greenhill, Jennene ^a   Berryman, Carolyn ^a,c   Sweet, Linda ^a   Tietz, Lori ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Alice Springs   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education,professional; Education distance; Internet

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84855931021     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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