Teaching medical students using role play: Twelve tips for successful role plays

Medical Teacher

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-229

  Joyner, Beres ^a   Young, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPERIENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; ROLE PLAYING; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 33744931411     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590600711252     Document Type: Article

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