Perspectives in medical education. 5. Implementing a more integrated, interactive and interesting curriculum to improve Japanese medical education

Keio Journal of Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 75-84

  Rao, Kanchan H ^a   Rao, R Harsha ^a,b  

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

^b Falk Medical Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Curriculum reform; Medical education; Preclinical training; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL MEDICINE; CURRICULUM; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; INDEPENDENCE; JAPAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; JAPAN; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35348849142     PISSN: 00229717     EISSN: 18801293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2302/kjm.56.75     Document Type: Review

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