Medical students as human subjects in educational research

Medical Education Online

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Sarpel, Umut ^a   Hopkins, Mary Ann ^b   More, Frederick ^c   Yavner, Steven ^d   Pusic, Martin ^b   Nick, Michael W ^e   Song, Hyuksoon ^f   Ellaway, Rachel ^g   Kalet, Adina L ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer assisted instruction; Educational research; Institutional review board; Learning; Medical students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICAL STUDENTS; METHODOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEACHING;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD; LEARNING; MEDICAL STUDENTS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875105052     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10872981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/meo.v18i0.19524     Document Type: Article

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