Planning and implementing an undergraduate medical curriculum: The lessons learned

Medical Teacher

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 596-608

  Davis, Margery H ^a   Harden, Ronald M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b International Virtual Medical School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXAMINATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; REVIEW; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PLANNING TECHNIQUES; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL; SCOTLAND; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SYSTEMS THEORY; TEACHING;

EID: 0347286750     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0142159032000144383     Document Type: Review

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