Perspectives in medical education 1. Reflections on the state of medical education in Japan

Keio Journal of Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 41-51

  Rao, R Harsha ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Falk Medical Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bedside learning; Clinical instruction; Japanese medical education; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EDUCATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; JAPAN; LANGUAGE; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 33745874669     PISSN: 00229717     EISSN: 00229717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2302/kjm.55.41     Document Type: Review

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