The Value of Health Screening in Medical Education.

Smilkstein, Gabriel; And Others

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The Value of Health Screening in Medical Education

Smilkstein, Gabriel; And Others

Journal of Medical Education, 53, 9, 766-8, Sep 78

Community health screening as a preceptorship experience is reported from the Department of Family Practice at the University of California-Davis. Second-year medical students improve their skills and knowledge in medical interviewing and screening physical examination, enhance school-community relationships, and learn the problems of a medically underserved community. (LBH)

Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Community Health Services, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Interviews, Medical Education, Medical Students, Physical Examinations, Public Health, School Community Relationship

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Language: English

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