Factors affecting the education of pre-employment paramedic students during the clinical practicum

Australasian Journal of Paramedicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1-9

  McCall, Louise ^a   Wray, Natalie ^b   Lord, Bill ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Education; Emergency medical services; Paramedic education; Preceptorship; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930745113     PISSN: 22027270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33151/ajp.7.4.189     Document Type: Article

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