Role modeling in medical education: The importance of a reflective imitation

Academic Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 550-554

  Benbassat, Jochanan ^a  

^a MYERS JDC BROOKDALE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; ROLE PLAYING; STATISTICS; TEACHER; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTORS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRECEPTORSHIP; ROLE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897570009     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000189     Document Type: Review

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