Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 5, Issue 5 , Pages 298-301 , September 2005

Are Residents Ready for Self-Directed Learning? A Pilot Program of Individualized Learning Plans in Continuity Clinic

  • Elizabeth Stuart, MD, MSEd

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Elizabeth Stuart, MD, MSEd, Division of General Pediatrics, Stanford University, 750 Welch Rd #325, Palo Alto, CA 94304
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Elizabeth Stuart, MD, MSEd, Division of General Pediatrics, Stanford University, 750 Welch Rd #325, Palo Alto, CA 94304
    • ,
  • Theodore C. Sectish, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif
    • ,
  • Lynne C. Huffman, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif

Received 18 June 2004 ,Accepted 3 June 2005.

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PII: S1530-1567(05)60366-8

doi: 10.1367/A04-091R.1

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 5, Issue 5 , Pages 298-301 , September 2005

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