Getting maintenance of certification to work: A grounded theory study of physicians' perceptions

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 35-42

  Cook, David A ^a   Holmboe, Eric S ^b   Sorensen, Kristi J ^a   Berger, Richard A ^a   Wilkinson, John M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSTANT COMPARATIVE METHOD; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LIFELONG LEARNING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OCCUPATION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FOCUS GROUPS; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84920550666     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.5437     Document Type: Article

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