Professional Development Perceptions and Practices among U.S. Physicians: A Cross-Specialty National Survey

Academic Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1335-1345

  Cook, David A ^a,b,c   Blachman, Morris J ^d   Price, David W ^e,f,g   West, Colin P ^c,h   Berger, Richard A ^a,c,i   Wittich, Christopher M ^c,h  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Office of Applied Scholarship and Education Science   (United States)

^c Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e American Board of Medical Specialties Research and Education Foundation   (United States)

^f American Board of Medical Specialties Multispecialty Portfolio Program   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h Internal Medicine Residency Program   (United States)

ⁱ Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85013498423     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001624     Document Type: Conference Paper

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