Expanding the reach of health sciences education and empowering others: The OpenCourseWare initiative at Tufts University

Medical Teacher

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-163

  Lee, Mary Y ^a   Albright, Susan ^a   O'Leary, Lisa ^a   Terkla, Dawn Geronimo ^a   Wilson, Nancy ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPOWERMENT; FACULTY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE BASE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; TEACHING;

HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MASSACHUSETTS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOFTWARE; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 46749105964     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590701881665     Document Type: Article

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