Can medical students teach? A near-peer-led teaching program for year 1 students

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 192-196

  Jackson, T A ^a   Evans, D J R ^a  

^a BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Physiology tutorials; Small group teaching; Student teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870911156     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00035.2012     Document Type: Article

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