Cultural dimensions in the transition of overseas medical graduates to the UK workplace

Medical Teacher

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Morrow, Gill ^a   Rothwell, Charlotte ^a   Burford, Bryan ^a   Illing, Jan ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FOREIGN WORKER; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED KINGDOM; PSYCHOLOGY;

CULTURE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; GENDER IDENTITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); STATE MEDICINE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84884512350     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2013.802298     Document Type: Article

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