To observe or not to observe peers when learning physical examination skills; That is the question

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Martineau, Bernard ^a   Mamede, Sílvia ^b   St Onge, Christina ^a   Rikers, Remy M J P ^b   Schmidt, Henk G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Medical education; Peer observation; Physical examination skills; Psychomotor skills; Skills training; Undergraduate students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876075862     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-13-55     Document Type: Article

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