The use of simulation in medical education to enhance students' understanding of basic sciences

Medical Teacher

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 842-846

  Rosen, Kathleen R ^a   McBride, Jennifer M ^b   Drake, Richard L ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; SCIENCE; TEACHING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MANIKINS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PATIENT SIMULATION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; SCIENCE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 77956474889     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590903049822     Document Type: Article

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