Resident perceptions of anatomy education: A survey of medical school alumni from two different anatomy curricula and multiple medical specialties

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 126-131

  Bohl, Michael A ^a   Gest, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical preparedness; Effectiveness of anatomy education; Fourth year anatomy electives; Gross anatomy education; Medical school alumni; Undergraduate medical education

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ANATOMY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; PERCEPTION;

EID: 79956146334     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.207     Document Type: Article

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