Basic sciences in medical education: Why? How? When? Where?

Medical Teacher

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 787-789

  Pawlina, Wojciech ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; METHODOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SCIENCE; STANDARD; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MINNESOTA; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SCIENCE; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951997493     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590903183803     Document Type: Note

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