Developing a Competency-based Curriculum in Basic and Clinical Pharmacology - A Delphi Study among Physicians

Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 413-420

  Midlöv, Patrik ^a   Höglund, Peter ^b   Eriksson, Tommy ^b   Diehl, Annika ^b   Edgren, Gudrun ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASIC PHARMACOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; CONSENSUS; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DELPHI STUDY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHARMACOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SWEDEN; TEACHING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSENSUS; CURRICULUM; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; PHARMACOLOGY, CLINICAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TEACHING;

EID: 84983146292     PISSN: 17427835     EISSN: 17427843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.12436     Document Type: Article

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