Development of an interactive learning tool for teaching rheumatology - A simulated clinical case studies program

Rheumatology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1158-1161

  Wilson, A S ^a   Goodall, J E ^b   Ambrosini, G ^b   Carruthers, D M ^b   Chan, H ^b   Ong, S G ^b   Gordon, C ^b   Young, Stephen P ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical case studies; E learning; Postgraduate education; Rheumatology; Undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CURRICULUM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; RHEUMATOLOGY; SIMULATION; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEACHING; WEB BROWSER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PATIENT SIMULATION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 33749611765     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel077     Document Type: Article

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