The Gap Between Current and Ideal Approaches to the Core EPAs: A Mixed Methods Study of Recent Medical School Graduates

Medical Science Educator

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 463-473

  Ryan, Michael S ^a   Lockeman, Kelly S ^a   Feldman, Moshe ^a   Dow, Alan ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Competency; Entrustable professional activities; Integrated curriculum design; Medical education

Indexed keywords

EID: 85020565226     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21568650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40670-016-0235-x     Document Type: Article

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