Medical education: Part of the problem and part of the solution

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 1639-1643

  Lucey, Catherine Reinis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SKILL;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884696068     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.9074     Document Type: Review

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