Undesirable features of the medical learning environment: A narrative review of the literature

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 527-536

  Benbassat, Jochanan ^a  

^a MYERS JDC BROOKDALE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Clinical teaching setting; Education medical; Hidden curriculum; Medical error; Medical learning environment; Student mistreatment; Students medical; Tolerance of uncertainty

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STANDARD;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84881031151     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-012-9389-5     Document Type: Review

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