Women's health fellowships: Examining the potential benefits and harms of accreditation

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 341-348

  Carnes, Molly ^a,b,c,d   Vogelman, Bennett ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^d WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMPLOYMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; STAFF TRAINING; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; STANDARDS;

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84929403430     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2015.5289     Document Type: Article

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