Perspective: A perfect storm: The convergence of bullet points, competencies, and screen reading in medical education

Academic Medicine

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1500-1504

  Wear, Delese ^a  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIGUITY; AUTOMATION; COGNITION; COMPETENCE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CURRICULUM; HABIT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; REVIEW; SKILL; TEACHING; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 70449377776     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181ba9946     Document Type: Review

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