Can a flexible medical curriculum promote student learning and satisfaction?

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 713-718

  Jelsing, Elena J ^a   Lachman, Nirusha ^a,b   O'Neil, Angela E ^a   Pawlina, Wojciech ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Curriculum reform; Medical curriculum; Outcomes based education; Student satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; COURSE CONTENT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT SATISFACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 36849004415     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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