Curriculum development and technology incorporation in teaching neuroscience to graduate students in a medical school environment

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 38-45

  Brann, Darrell W ^a,b   Sloop, Shawnee ^b  

^a Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Course design; Education; Neurobiology; Tegrity; WebCT

Indexed keywords

EID: 32644443021     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00068.2005     Document Type: Review

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