An effective integrated learning programme in the first year of the medical course

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-26

  Vyas, R ^a   Jacob, M ^a   Faith, M ^a   Isaac, B ^a   Rabi, S ^a   Sathishkumar, S ^a   Selvakumar, D ^a   Ganesh, A ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; INTEGRATED LEARNING PROGRAM; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; INDIA; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 41049084979     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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