Design, implementation, and evaluation of an innovative anatomy course

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 109-120

  Rizzolo, Lawrence J ^a   Rando, William C ^b   O'brien, Michael K ^a   Haims, Andrew H ^a   Abrahams, James J ^a   Stewart, William B ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational assessments; Gross anatomy; Medical curriculum; Medical education; Medical professionalism

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; CREATIVITY; CURRICULUM; DISSECTION; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; STANDARD; TEACHING; TIME;

ANATOMY; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CREATIVENESS; CURRICULUM; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GOALS; HUMANS; LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953252301     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.152     Document Type: Article

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