Improvisational exercises to improve pharmacy students' professional communication skills

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Boesen, Kevin P ^a   Herrier, Richard N ^a   Apgar, David A ^a   Jackowski, Rebekah M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Improvisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COUNSELING; COURSE EVALUATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GROUP DYNAMICS; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHARMACY STUDENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; STUDENTS, PHARMACY;

EID: 66849089762     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj730235     Document Type: Article

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