Twelve tips for excellent physical examination teaching

Medical Teacher

Volumn 30, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 851-856

  Ramani, Subha ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC REASONING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FACULTY PRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; TEACHING; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; METHODOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PATIENT SIMULATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; WASHINGTON;

EID: 63449125807     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590802206747     Document Type: Article

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