Influence of a problem-based learning curriculum on the selection of pathology as a career: Evidence from the Canadian match of 1993-2004

Human Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 600-604

  Ford, Jason C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Career; Medical education; Pathology; Problem based learning; Residency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MEDICAL SCHOOL; RECOGNITION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

CANADA; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PATHOLOGY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING;

EID: 21544462600     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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