Nephrology training in Australia and New Zealand: A survey of outcomes and adequacy

Nephrology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 35-42

  Beaton, Thomas J ^a   Krishnasamy, Rathika ^a   Toussaint, Nigel D ^c   Phoon, Richard K ^d   Gray, Nicholas A ^a,b  

^a Nambour Hospital   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; curriculum; nephrology; New Zealand; training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FUNDING; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY GRAFT; LIVING DONOR; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEPHROLOGIST; NEPHROLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITY CONTROL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NEPHROLOGISTS; NEPHROLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85006365320     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nep.12720     Document Type: Article

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