Defining professionalism in medical education: A systematic review

Medical Teacher

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 47-61

  Birden, Hudson ^a   Glass, Nel ^b   Wilson, Ian ^c   Harrison, Michelle ^d   Usherwood, Tim ^d   Nass, Duncan ^e  

^a University Centre for Rural Health   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e BANKSTOWN LIDCOMBE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW; STANDARD; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 84890674457     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2014.850154     Document Type: Review

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