Role modelling of clinical tutors: A focus group study among medical students

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Burgess, Annette ^a   Goulston, Kerry ^a   Oates, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical tutors; Medical students; Role modelling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTOR; PERSONALITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTORS; PERSONALITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84924287514     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-015-0303-8     Document Type: Article

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