Junior doctors' opinions about the transition from medical school to clinical practice: A change of environment

Education for Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 323-331

  Prince, Katinka J A H ^a   van de Wiel, Margaretha W J ^a   van der Vleuten, Cees P M ^a   Boshuizen, Henny P A ^b   Scherpbier, Albert J J A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clerkship; Focus groups; House officers; Medical education continuum; Preparation for practice; Transition

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SKILL; SUPPORT GROUP; UNCERTAINTY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIANS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 9444231683     PISSN: 13576283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576280400002510     Document Type: Article

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