Effectiveness of a shortened, clinically engaged anatomy course for physician assistant students

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 64-70

  Rizzolo, Lawrence J ^a   Rando, William C ^b   O'Brien, Michael K ^a   Garino, Alexandria ^a   Stewart, William B ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessments; Curriculum development; Gross anatomy; Medical education; Physician assistant education

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ANATOMY; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 79952829407     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.204     Document Type: Article

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