An innovative outcomes-based medical education program built on adult learning principles

Medical Teacher

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 527-534

  McNeil, H Patrick ^a   Hughes, Chris S ^a   Toohey, Susan M ^a   Dowton, S Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COOPERATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FACULTY STUDENT RELATION; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; LIFE CYCLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEER REVIEW; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SKILL; SOCIAL ASPECT; TEACHING; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK EXPERIENCE;

AUSTRALIA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33750528571     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590600834229     Document Type: Article

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