Learning Through Longitudinal Patient Care—Narratives From the Harvard Medical School–Cambridge Integrated Clerkship
Academic MedicinePublished 22 June 2009
Barbara Ogur, David A. Hirsh
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Organizing learning in the principal clinical year around longitudinal patient care seems to offer significant advantages for learning and professional development.
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Organizing learning in the principal clinical year around longitudinal patient care seems to offer significant advantages for learning and professional development.
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