Puzzle based teaching versus traditional instruction in electrocardiogram interpretation for medical students - A pilot study

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Rubinstein, Jack ^a   Dhoble, Abhijeet ^a   Ferenchick, Gary ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; TEACHING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 60149086971     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-9-4     Document Type: Article

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