A Qualitative Analysis of the Transition from Theory to Practice in Undergraduate Training in a PBL-Medical School

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 105-116

  Prince, Katinka J A H ^a   Van de Wiel, Margaretha W J ^b   Scherpbier, Albert J J A ^b   Van der Vleuten, Cees P M ^b   Boshuizen, Henny P A ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Clerkships focus group; Medical education; Preclinical training; Problem based learning; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000000806     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009873003677     Document Type: Article

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