New approaches to medical education: An international perspective

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 239-248

  Sefton, Ann Jervie ^a  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active learning; Assessment strategies; Curriculum alignment; Evaluation for quality; Goal setting

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; STUDENT; TEACHER;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 4444266440     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000079521     Document Type: Review

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