Transforming training to reflect the workforce

Science Translational Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 285, 2015, Pages

  Mathur, Ambika ^a   Meyers, Frederick J ^b   Chalkley, Roger ^c   O'Brien, Theresa C ^d   Fuhrmann, Cynthia N ^e  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREER PLANNING; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; GRADUATE STUDENT; HUMAN; POSTDOCTORAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; IN SERVICE TRAINING; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED STATES;

INSERVICE TRAINING; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929493097     PISSN: 19466234     EISSN: 19466242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa8200     Document Type: Editorial

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