Developing a sustainable electronic portfolio (ePortfolio) program that fosters reflective practice and incorporates CanMEDS competencies into the undergraduate medical curriculum

Academic Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 744-751

  Hall, Pippa ^a,b   Byszewski, Anna ^a   Sutherland, Stephanie ^a   Stodel, Emma J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

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EID: 84861691518     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e318253dacd     Document Type: Article

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