Evaluation of an experiential curriculum for addiction education among medical students

Journal of Addiction Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 131-136

  Barron, Rebecca ^a   Frank, Erica ^b   Gitlow, Stuart ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction medicine; Medical education; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SPECIALIZATION;

ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CAREER CHOICE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PSYCHIATRY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84863639413     PISSN: 19320620     EISSN: 19353227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0b013e3182548abd     Document Type: Article

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