A comparison of self-perceived competencies of traditional and reformed curriculum graduates 6 years after graduation

Medical Teacher

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 562-568

  Watmough, Simon ^a   Cherry, M Gemma ^a   O'Sullivan, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84863487376     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2012.675457     Document Type: Conference Paper

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