Intercalated degrees in primary care: Luxury, folly or core business for medical schools?

Education for Primary Care

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 451-453

  Toft, Kristan ^a   Nagel, Catie ^b   Pearson, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intercalated degree; Primary care; Undergraduate medical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAREER CHOICE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84871203751     PISSN: 14739879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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