Student-directed fresh tissue anatomy course for physician assistants

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 264-268

  Mcbride, Jennifer M ^a   Drake, Richard L ^a  

^a CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy education; Audience response system; Fresh tissue; Gross anatomy laboratory; Peer teaching; Physician assistant program; Self assessment; Unembalmed tissue

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; TEACHING;

ANATOMY; CADAVER; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 80052664184     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.233     Document Type: Article

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