Developing an interactive web-based learning program on skin cancer: The learning experiences of clinical educators

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 709-716

  Shaikh, Waqas R ^a,b,c   Geller, Alan ^d   Alexander, Gwen ^e   Asgari, Maryam M ^f   Chanange, Gunther J ^g   Dusza, Stephen ^h   Eide, Melody J ^e   Fletcher, Suzanne W ⁱ   Goulart, Jacqueline M ^h   Halpern, Allan C ^h   Landow, Shoshana ^a,b,c   Marghoob, Ashfaq A ^h   Quigley, Elizabeth A ^h   Weinstock, Martin A ^a,b,c  

^a PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^g RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN   (United States)

^h MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuing medical education; Design; Internet; Melanoma; Skin cancer; Web based learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; METHODOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN TUMOR; TEACHING;

COMPUTER USER TRAINING; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84876298865     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-012-0378-4     Document Type: Article

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