Simulation-based learning versus problem-based learning in an acute care pharmacotherapy course

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 162-165

  Seybert, Amy L ^a,c   Smithburger, Pamela L ^a,c   Kobulinsky, Lawrence R ^a   Kane Gill, Sandra L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b U of WI School of Pharmacy   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient simulation; Problem based learning; Simulation based learning

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG THERAPY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; TEACHING;

ACUTE DISEASE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; PATIENT SIMULATION; PHARMACY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; TEACHING;

EID: 84862182542     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e31825159e3     Document Type: Article

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