Perspectives in medical education 4. A "global" dimension to reform at Keio University

Keio Journal of Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-13

  Rao, R Harsha ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Falk Medical Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical skills training; Global health care; Japanese healthcare system; Japanese medical education; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CURRICULUM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GRADUATE; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; REVIEW; TEACHING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; JAPAN; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; TEACHING;

EID: 34247134947     PISSN: 00229717     EISSN: 18801293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2302/kjm.56.1     Document Type: Review

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