The state of medical and health care education: A review and commentary on the lancet commission report

World Medical and Health Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Gordon, David ^a   Karle, Hans ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen World Federation for Medical Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Health professions education; Healthcare David Gordon; Medical education

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL DOWNSIZING; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONALISM; REVIEW;

EID: 84867752413     PISSN: 19484682     EISSN: 21532028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/1948-4682.1219     Document Type: Review

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