National Survey of Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine on the Competencies That Should Be Addressed in the Medicine Core Clerkship
The American Journal of MedicinePublished 1 June 1997Open access
Eric B Bass, Auguste H. Fortin, Gail Morrison, Stacey Wills, Laura M. Mumford, Allan H. Goroll
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There is consensus among medicine clerkship directors that the medicine core clerkship should emphasize fundamental competencies and devote at least one third of the time to clinical competencies pertinent to ambulatory care.
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There is consensus among medicine clerkship directors that the medicine core clerkship should emphasize fundamental competencies and devote at least one third of the time to clinical competencies pertinent to ambulatory care.
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