Implementing a virtual community of practice for family physician training: A mixed-methods case study

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Barnett, Stephen ^a   Jones, Sandra C ^a   Caton, Tim ^b   Iverson, Don ^a   Bennett, Sue ^a   Robinson, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Coast City Country General Practice Training ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Community of practice; Education; Family physician; General practice; Medical graduate; Social media; Training; Virtual community of practice

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84897472508     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3083     Document Type: Article

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