Exploring the Spiritual/Religious Dimension of Patients: A Timely Opportunity for Personal and Professional Reflection for Graduating Medical Students

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1066-1072

  McEvoy, Mimi ^a   Gorski, Victoria ^a   Swiderski, Deborah ^a   Alderman, Elizabeth ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical education; Reflection; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

CURRICULUM; FACULTY; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PATIENT CARE; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SPIRITUALITY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885836106     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-013-9716-z     Document Type: Article

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