Anatomy education faces challenges in Pakistan

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 193-194

  Memon, Ismail K ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anatomy education; Pakistan; PBL curriculum; Shortage of anatomists

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CADAVER; CURRICULUM; DISSECTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICINE; PAKISTAN; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; SHORT SURVEY; TEACHING; ARTICLE; EDUCATION;

ANATOMY; CADAVER; CURRICULUM; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING;

EID: 70350503062     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.77     Document Type: Short Survey

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