Reflective impressions of a precepted clinical experience caring for people with disabilities

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 237-245

  McGuigan, Denise ^a   Karl, Renee ^a   Withiam Leitch, Matthew L ^a   Symons, Andrew B ^a   Akl, Elie A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical experience; Comfort level; Disability; Medical students; Patients; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABLED PERSON; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DISTANCE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRECEPTORSHIP; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL DISTANCE;

EID: 84881638300     PISSN: 19349491     EISSN: 19349556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-51.4.237     Document Type: Article

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