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Integrating professionalism into the curriculum

Helen O'SullivanThe University of Liverpool, UK; HELEN O'sULLIVAN, BSc PhD MBA, is the Director for the Centre for Excellence in Evidence Based Learning and Teaching in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at the University of Liverpool. For the past 4 years she was Director of the Centre for Excellence in Developing Professionalism in the School of Medicine at Liverpool.Correspondence[email protected]
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Walther van MookMaastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands;Maastricht University, The Netherlands; WALTHER VAN MOOK, MD, is an internist-intensivist, in the Department of Intensive Care Medicine, at the Maastricht University Medical Centre. He joined the Professional Behaviour Committee of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (FHML) as a member in 2002, and as chair in 2004.
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Ray FewtrellThe University of Liverpool, UK; RAY FEWTRELL, BSc, is a research fellow within the school of medicine, in the Institute of Teaching and Learning, in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences within the University of Liverpool.
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Val WassKeele University, UK; VAL WASS, FRCGP, FRCP, MHPE, PhD, is a General Practitioner who has increasingly pursued a career in medical education. Currently, she is Head of the School of Medicine at Keele University. She completed a Masters in Health Profession Education in Maastricht and subsequently a PhD on assessment methodology.
Pages 155-157 | Published online: 30 Jan 2012

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