Using team-based learning to teach clinical pharmacology in medical school: Student satisfaction and improved performance

Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1101-1111

  Zgheib, N K ^a   Simaan, J A ^a   Sabra, R ^a,b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b NONE   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

clinical pharmacology; Education; performance; satisfaction; team based learning

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LEARNING STYLE; LEARNING THEORY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRESCRIPTION; STUDENT SATISFACTION; TEAM BASED LEARNING; TEAMWORK;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LEBANON; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHARMACOLOGY, CLINICAL; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 79958827881     PISSN: 00912700     EISSN: 15524604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0091270010375428     Document Type: Article

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