How residents learn: qualitative evidence for the pivotal role of clinical activities

@article{Teunissen2007HowRL,
  title={How residents learn: qualitative evidence for the pivotal role of clinical activities},
  author={Pim W. Teunissen and Fedde Scheele and Albert Jja Scherpbier and Cees P M van der Vleuten and Klarke Boor and Scheltus J. van Luijk and J A van Diemen-Steenvoorde},
  journal={Medical Education},
  year={2007},
  volume={41}
}
Objectives  Medical councils worldwide have outlined new standards for postgraduate medical education. This means that residency programmes will have to integrate modern educational views into the clinical workplace. Postgraduate medical education is often characterised as a process of learning from experience. However, empirical evidence regarding the learning processes of residents in the clinical workplace is lacking. This qualitative study sought insight into the intricate process of how… 
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