Cloak of compassion, or evidence of elitism? An empirical analysis of white coat ceremonies

Medical Education

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 97-108

  Karnieli Miller, Orit ^a,b   Frankel, Richard M ^c   Inui, Thomas S ^c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLOTHING; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMANISM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; SYMBOLISM; UNITED STATES;

ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; CLOTHING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HIPPOCRATIC OATH; HUMANISM; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SYMBOLISM; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84871598847     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2012.04324.x     Document Type: Article

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