Teaching Medical Students a Developmental Approach to Examining Patients.

Solomon, Richard; And Others

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Publication Date: 1991

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Teaching Medical Students a Developmental Approach to Examining Patients.

Solomon, Richard; And Others

Academic Medicine, v66 n2 p77-78 Feb 1991

Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine has added modules on developmental screening to the second-year medical curriculum, teaching students to specialize their basic interviewing and physical assessment skills by considering the patient's developmental stage as well as age-specific risks, issues, and concerns. (MSE)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Developmental Stages, Higher Education, Individual Development, Medical Education, Physical Examinations, Physician Patient Relationship, Professional Education, Questioning Techniques

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Language: English

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