The desirable qualities of future doctors-A study of medical student perceptions

Medical Teacher

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Hurwitz, Steven ^a   Kelly, Brian ^a   Powis, David ^a   Smyth, Robyn ^b   Lewin, Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EMPATHY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84880060527     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2013.770130     Document Type: Article

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