Using volunteer simulated patients in development of pre-registration pharmacists: Learning from the experience

Pharmacy Education

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-42

  Nestel, Debra ^a   Calandra, Angela ^b   Elliott, Rohan A ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Pharmacy education; Role play; Simulated patients; Standardised patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REGISTRATION; SIMULATION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 33947600397     PISSN: 15602214     EISSN: 14772701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15602210601084440     Document Type: Article

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