Using a web-based orthopaedic clinic in the curricular teaching of a German university hospital: Analysis of learning effect, student usage and reception

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 716-721

  Wünschel, Markus ^a   Leichtle, Ulf ^a   Wülker, Nikolaus ^a   Kluba, Torsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Internet; Medical student; Orthopaedics; Virtual clinic; Virtual patient; Web based

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL STUDENTS; ORTHOPAEDICS; VIRTUAL CLINIC; VIRTUAL PATIENTS; WEB-BASED;

CURRICULA; DESIGN; INTERNET; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; ORTHOPEDICS; SIMULATORS;

STUDENTS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEARNING; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT SIMULATION;

EID: 77956650418     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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