An investigation into the design and effectiveness of a mandatory cognitive skills programme for at-risk medical students

Medical Teacher

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 236-243

  Winston, Kalman A ^a   Van Der Vleuten, Cees P M ^b   Scherpbier, Albert J J A ^b  

^a ROSS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Dominica)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; COGNITION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICS; TEACHING;

COGNITION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; LEARNING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; WEST INDIES;

EID: 77949371970     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01421590903197035     Document Type: Article

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