Use of standardized patients in undergraduate medical genetics education

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 203-207

  McGovern, Margaret M ^a   Johnston, Melanie ^a   Brown, Karen ^a   Zinberg, Randi ^a   Cohen, Devra ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL GENETICS; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; TEACHING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PATIENT SIMULATION; SELF-EVALUATION PROGRAMS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33746803189     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15328015tlm1803_3     Document Type: Article

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