Learning physical examination skills outside timetabled training sessions: What happens and why?

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 339-355

  Duvivier, Robbert J ^a   van Geel, Koos ^a   van Dalen, Jan ^a   Scherpbier, Albert J J A ^a   van der Vleuten, Cees P M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical skills; Medical students; Physical examination skills; Practical; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TEACHING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862648534     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-011-9312-5     Document Type: Article

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