Leadership Development Programs for Physicians: A Systematic Review

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 656-674

  Frich, Jan C ^a,b   Brewster, Amanda L ^a   Cherlin, Emily J ^a   Bradley, Elizabeth H ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

leadership; physicians; program development; program evaluation; systematic review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84940003736     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-3141-1     Document Type: Article

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