Instructional skills of surgical tutors

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 610-613

  Abu Zidan, F M ^a   Premadasa, I G ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Clinical instruction in surgery; Student feedback; Student centred learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; ROTATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURGERY; TEACHING;

EID: 0036924063     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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