Exploring the consequences of combining medical students with and without a background in biomedical sciences

Medical Education

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 674-686

  Ellaway, Rachel H ^a   Bates, Amanda ^a   Girard, Suzanne ^a   Buitenhuis, Deanna ^a   Lee, Kyle ^a   Warton, Aidan ^a   Russell, Steve ^a   Caines, Jill ^a   Traficante, Eric ^a   Graves, Lisa ^a,b  

^a NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICINE; COOPERATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; TIME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84902103246     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/medu.12496     Document Type: Article

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