Virtual patients in a virtual world: Training paramedic students for practice

Medical Teacher

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 713-720

  Conradi, Emily ^a   Kavia, Sheetal ^a   Burden, David ^b   Rice, Alan ^a   Woodham, Luke ^a   Beaumont, Chris ^c   Savin Baden, Maggi ^d   Poulton, Terry ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Daden Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; RESCUE PERSONNEL; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING;

EID: 77449151536     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590903134160     Document Type: Article

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