Comparing three experiential learning methods and their effect on medical students' attitudes to learning communication skills

Medical Teacher

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Koponen, Jonna ^a   Pyörälä, Eeva ^b   Isotalus, Pekka ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZATION; ROLE PLAYING; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING;

ATTITUDE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SIMULATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; ROLE PLAYING; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84857546114     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2012.642828     Document Type: Article

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