Learning surgically oriented anatomy in a student-run extracurricular club: An education through recreation initiative

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 165-170

  Ullah, Shahnoor M ^a   Bodrogi, Andrew ^a   Cristea, Octav ^a   Johnson, Marjorie ^a   McAlister, Vivian C ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical correlation; Dissection; Education through recreation; Gross anatomy education; Gross anatomy laboratory; Medical education; Surgical anatomy

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CANADA; COOPERATION; CURRICULUM; DISSECTION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SURGERY; UNIVERSITY;

ANATOMY; CADAVER; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; ONTARIO; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RECREATION; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84863406178     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.1273     Document Type: Article

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