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Outcomes in Medical Education: What is the Standard and Outcome of Care Delivered by our Graduates?

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Tamblyn, R. Outcomes in Medical Education: What is the Standard and Outcome of Care Delivered by our Graduates?. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract 4, 9–25 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009893715930

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