Perceptions of anatomy: Critical components in the clinical setting

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 187-199

  Lazarus, Michelle D ^a   Chinchilli, Vernon M ^a   Leong, Shou Ling ^b   Kauffman Jr , Gordon L ^b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical anatomy; Clinical anatomy application; Faculty perception on anatomy; Gross anatomy education; Knowledge transfer; Undergraduate medical curriculum

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ANATOMY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF; PERCEPTION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84863304645     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.1281     Document Type: Article

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