The relationships between learning outcomes and methods of teaching anatomy as perceived by medical students

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 489-497

  Kerby, Jane ^a   Shukur, Zena N ^b   Shalhoub, Joseph ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anatomy; dissection; learning outcomes; teaching methods; undergraduate

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANATOMY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; CURRICULUM; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING;

EID: 79955428036     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.21059     Document Type: Article

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