Bridging the Millennial Generation Expectation Gap: Perspectives and Strategies for Physician and Interprofessional Faculty

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 353, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 109-115

  Williams, Valerie N ^a   Medina, Jose ^b   Medina, Andria ^b   Clifton, Shari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Intergenerational relations; Interprofessional relations; Medical; Teaching

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; EXPECTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE CYCLE; OCCUPATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; SELF CONCEPT; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FACULTY; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; SELF CONCEPT; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85016197709     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: 15382990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2016.12.004     Document Type: Article

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