Improving PBLs in the International Medical University: Defining the 'good' PBL facilitator

Medical Teacher

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 558-560

  Yee, Hla Yee ^a   Radhakrishnan, Ammu ^a   Ponnudurai, Gnanajothy ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACULTY STUDENT RELATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

EVALUATION STUDIES; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33750528567     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590600878226     Document Type: Article

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