The gross anatomy course: An analysis of its importance

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-11

  Böckers, Anja ^a   Jerg Bretzke, Lucia ^a   Lamp, Christoph ^a   Brinkmann, Anke ^a   Traue, Harald C ^a   Bö Ckers, Tobias M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competencies; Gross anatomy; Laboratory dissection; Perception of course value; Professionalism; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; EDUCATION; EMPATHY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL STRESS; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME MANAGEMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANATOMY; CADAVER; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EMPATHY; HUMANS; LEARNING; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 76249096157     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.124     Document Type: Article

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