Integrating histology and histopathology teaching in practical classes using virtual slides

Anatomical Record - Part B New Anatomist

Volumn 289, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 128-133

  Kumar, Rakesh K ^a   Freeman, Brian ^a,b   Velan, Gary M ^a   De Permentier, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Institute for Biomedical Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Curriculum reform; Histology; Histopathology; Integrated learning; Virtual microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CURRICULUM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HISTOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEARNING; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33747076886     PISSN: 15524906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.b.20105     Document Type: Article

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